Non-towered · Class G at the surface
South Grand Lake Regional (1K8) radio calls
Ketchum, OKFAA identifier 1K8; no ICAO code assigned
South Grand Lake Regional is a non-towered airport in Ketchum, OK. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as South Grand Lake Regional 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
| CTAFSouth Grand Lake Regional Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 18 · 36
- Elevation
- 783 ft
- Position
- 36.546, -95.014
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 1K8
South Grand Lake 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 18; 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).
- YouSouth Grand Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one eight, South Grand Lake Regional.
- YouSouth Grand Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one eight, departing the pattern to the north, South Grand Lake Regional.
- 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).
- YouSouth Grand Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing South Grand Lake Regional, South Grand Lake Regional.
- YouSouth Grand Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one eight, full stop, South Grand Lake Regional.
- YouSouth Grand Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one eight, South Grand Lake Regional.
- YouSouth Grand Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one eight, full stop, South Grand Lake Regional.
- YouSouth Grand Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one eight, South Grand Lake Regional.
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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