Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Shelby Community (12G) radio calls
Shelby, OHFAA identifier 12G; no ICAO code assigned
Shelby Community is a non-towered airport in Shelby, OH. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Shelby Community Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Cleveland Approach on 128.35, 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
| CTAFShelby Community Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureCleveland Approach | 128.35 |
Airport
- Runways
- 03 · 21 · 18 · 36
- Elevation
- 1,120 ft
- Position
- 40.873, -82.697
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 12G
Shelby Community has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.8, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 03; 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 122.8. 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).
- YouShelby Community traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Shelby Community.
- YouShelby Community traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Shelby Community.
- 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).
- YouShelby Community traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Shelby Community, Shelby Community.
- YouShelby Community UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Shelby Community.
- A UNICOM operator, if one is on, answers with the wind and the runway in use (AIM 4-1-9 h). If nobody answers, choose the runway from the wind and the pattern traffic you can hear.
- YouShelby Community traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Shelby Community.
- YouShelby Community traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Shelby Community.
- YouShelby Community traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Shelby Community.
- YouShelby Community traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Shelby Community.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Cleveland Approach on 128.35 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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