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Otp frequencies

Otp (AA27 · PPNU) in Nuiqsut, AK has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 122.8
A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.

Also

Flight service 119.4 (LOW)
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 122.8

Nobody is sequencing traffic at PPNU, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Otp.

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

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

By procedure & sector (1 more)
370.9DEADHORSE RCAG (LOW/HIGH)
Every PPNU frequency, as one table
UNICOM122.8
Flight service119.4 (LOW)

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at PPNU?

Otp is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

More about PPNU

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

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