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Eareckson Air Station frequencies

Eareckson Air Station (SYA · PASY) in Shemya, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 127.2. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 127.2
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 119.1 (LOW/HIGH)
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 127.2

Nobody is sequencing traffic at PASY, 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 — 127.2 is not unique to Eareckson Air Station.

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

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

By procedure & sector (1 more)
339.8SHEMYA RCAG (LOW/HIGH)
Every PASY frequency, as one table
CTAF127.2
Flight service119.1 (LOW/HIGH)

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at PASY?

Eareckson Air Station is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 127.2 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

More about PASY

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.