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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Georgetown-Scott County Regional (27K) radio calls

Georgetown, KYFAA identifier 27K; no ICAO code assigned

Georgetown-Scott County Regional is a non-towered airport in Georgetown, KY. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Georgetown-Scott County Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Lexington Approach on 120.15, 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

Clearance Delivery127.425
CTAFGeorgetown-Scott County Regional Traffic123.0
Approach / DepartureLexington Approach120.15

Airport

Runways
03 · 21
Elevation
948 ft
Position
38.234, -84.435

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at 27K

Georgetown-Scott County Regional has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.0, 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.

  1. Tune 123.0. 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. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Georgetown-Scott County Regional.
  3. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Georgetown-Scott County 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. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Georgetown-Scott County Regional, Georgetown-Scott County Regional.
  6. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Georgetown-Scott County Regional.
  7. 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.
  8. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Georgetown-Scott County Regional.
  9. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Georgetown-Scott County Regional.
  10. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Georgetown-Scott County Regional.
  11. YouGeorgetown-Scott County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Georgetown-Scott County Regional.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Lexington Approach on 120.15 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 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.