Port Alsworth Airport frequencies
Port Alsworth Airport (TPO · PALJ · PTA) in Port Alsworth, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 122.9
- 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.
What to say on 122.9
Nobody is sequencing traffic at PALJ, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Port Alsworth Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Port Alsworth traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 05, Port Alsworth.
- Entering the pattern
Port Alsworth traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 05, Port Alsworth.
- Before taking the runway
Port Alsworth traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 05, Port Alsworth.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the PALJ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if PALJ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
Every PALJ frequency, as one table
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Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at PALJ?
Port Alsworth Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.