Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Pender Municipal (0C4) radio calls
Pender, NEFAA identifier 0C4; no ICAO code assigned
Pender Municipal is a non-towered airport in Pender, NE. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Pender Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Sioux City Approach on 124.6, 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
| CTAFPender Municipal Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureSioux City Approach | 124.6 |
Airport
- Runways
- 15 · 33
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
- Position
- 42.113, -96.728
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 0C4
Pender 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 15; 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).
- YouPender Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one five, Pender Municipal.
- YouPender Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one five, departing the pattern to the north, Pender 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).
- YouPender Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Pender Municipal, Pender Municipal.
- YouPender Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one five, full stop, Pender Municipal.
- YouPender Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one five, Pender Municipal.
- YouPender Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one five, full stop, Pender Municipal.
- YouPender Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one five, Pender Municipal.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Sioux City Approach on 124.6 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 →
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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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