Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Schiffer Acres (3S5) radio calls
St Johns, MIFAA identifier 3S5; no ICAO code assigned
Schiffer Acres is a non-towered airport in St Johns, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Schiffer Acres 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
| CTAFSchiffer Acres Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 08 · 26
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 08
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- Position
- 43.036, -84.434
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 3S5
Schiffer Acres 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, which has a right-hand pattern; 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).
- YouSchiffer Acres traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero eight, Schiffer Acres.
- YouSchiffer Acres traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero eight, departing the pattern to the north, Schiffer Acres.
- 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).
- YouSchiffer Acres traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Schiffer Acres, Schiffer Acres.
- YouSchiffer Acres traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero eight, full stop, Schiffer Acres.
- YouSchiffer Acres traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero eight, Schiffer Acres.
- YouSchiffer Acres traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero eight, full stop, Schiffer Acres.
- YouSchiffer Acres traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero eight, Schiffer Acres.
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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