King Cove Airport frequencies
King Cove Airport (KVC · PAVC) in King Cove, 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
All of King Cove Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi King Cove
- ASOS/AWOS 118.325
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff King Cove
- 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.
Also
- Flight service 118.5 (LOW), 122.25
- 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 122.9
Nobody is sequencing traffic at PAVC, 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 King Cove Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
King Cove traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, King Cove.
- Entering the pattern
King Cove traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, King Cove.
- Before taking the runway
King Cove traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, King Cove.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the PAVC traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if PAVC publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 278.3 | COLD BAY RCAG (LOW) |
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Every PAVC frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.325 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
| Flight service | 118.5 (LOW), 122.25 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at PAVC?
King Cove 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.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at PAVC?
ASOS/AWOS at King Cove Airport is 118.325. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
More about PAVC
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.