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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Bethel Regional (0B1) radio calls

Bethel, MEFAA identifier 0B1; no ICAO code assigned

Bethel Regional is a non-towered airport in Bethel, ME. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Bethel Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Portland Approach on 125.5, which is who you call for VFR flight following.

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

CTAFBethel Regional Traffic122.9
Approach / DeparturePortland Approach125.5

Airport

Runways
14 · 32
Elevation
674 ft
Position
44.425, -70.810

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at 0B1

Bethel Regional 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 14; 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.

  1. 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).
  2. YouBethel Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one four, Bethel Regional.
  3. YouBethel Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one four, departing the pattern to the north, Bethel Regional.
  4. 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).
  5. YouBethel Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Bethel Regional, Bethel Regional.
  6. YouBethel Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one four, full stop, Bethel Regional.
  7. YouBethel Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one four, Bethel Regional.
  8. YouBethel Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one four, full stop, Bethel Regional.
  9. YouBethel Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one four, Bethel Regional.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Portland Approach on 125.5 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). 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).

Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →

The calls you will make here

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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Oct 29, 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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