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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Lodi (1O3) radio calls

Lodi, CAFAA identifier 1O3; no ICAO code assigned

Lodi is a non-towered airport in Lodi, CA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Lodi Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is NorCal Approach on 125.1, 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

CTAFLodi Traffic122.9
Approach / DepartureNorCal Approach125.1

Airport

Runways
08 · 26 · 12 · 30
Right-hand pattern
Runway 12, 26
Elevation
60 ft
Pattern altitude
800 ft MSL (published TPA)
Position
38.202, -121.269

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at 1O3

Lodi 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 08; 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. YouLodi traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero eight, Lodi.
  3. YouLodi traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero eight, departing the pattern to the north, Lodi.
  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. YouLodi traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Lodi, Lodi.
  6. YouLodi traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero eight, full stop, Lodi.
  7. YouLodi traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero eight, Lodi.
  8. YouLodi traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero eight, full stop, Lodi.
  9. YouLodi traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero eight, Lodi.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call NorCal Approach on 125.1 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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