Non-towered · Class G at the surface
New Town Municipal (05D) radio calls
New Town, NDFAA identifier 05D; no ICAO code assigned
New Town Municipal is a non-towered airport in New Town, ND. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as New Town Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| CTAFNew Town Municipal Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 12 · 30
- Elevation
- 1,924 ft
- Position
- 47.968, -102.479
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 05D
New Town Municipal has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 12; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 122.9. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouNew Town Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one two, New Town Municipal.
- YouNew Town Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one two, departing the pattern to the north, New Town Municipal.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouNew Town Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing New Town Municipal, New Town Municipal.
- YouNew Town Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one two, full stop, New Town Municipal.
- YouNew Town Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one two, New Town Municipal.
- YouNew Town Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one two, full stop, New Town Municipal.
- YouNew Town Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one two, New Town Municipal.
If things change. Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1). Listen for ten miles before you arrive; most of what you want to know has already been said.
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Sep 3, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.
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