Kobuk Airport frequencies
Kobuk Airport (OBU · PAOB) in Kobuk, 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 119.2 (LOW), 122.0
- 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 PAOB, 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 Kobuk Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Kobuk traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 09, Kobuk.
- Entering the pattern
Kobuk traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 09, Kobuk.
- Before taking the runway
Kobuk traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 09, Kobuk.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the PAOB traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if PAOB publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 263.0 | KOTZEBUE RCAG (LOW) |
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Every PAOB frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.7 |
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| Flight service | 119.2 (LOW), 122.0 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at PAOB?
Kobuk Airport 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.
More about PAOB
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.