Tatitlek frequencies

Tatitlek (7KA · PAKA) in Tatitlek, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.7. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 122.7
The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.

Also

Flight service 119.3 (LOW/HIGH), 122.2
Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.

What to say on 122.7

Nobody is sequencing traffic at PAKA, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.7 is not unique to Tatitlek.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Tatitlek traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 13W, Tatitlek.
  • Entering the pattern Tatitlek traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 13W, Tatitlek.
  • Before taking the runway Tatitlek traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 13W, Tatitlek.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the PAKA traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if PAKA publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every PAKA frequency, as one table
CTAF122.7
Flight service119.3 (LOW/HIGH), 122.2

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at PAKA?

Tatitlek is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.7 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.