Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Shady Lawn Field (4M4) radio calls
Bannister, MIFAA identifier 4M4; no ICAO code assigned
Shady Lawn Field is a non-towered airport in Bannister, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Shady Lawn Field 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
| CTAFShady Lawn Field Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 09 · 27
- Elevation
- 683 ft
- Position
- 43.129, -84.381
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 4M4
Shady Lawn Field 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 09; 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).
- YouShady Lawn Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero niner, Shady Lawn Field.
- YouShady Lawn Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero niner, departing the pattern to the north, Shady Lawn Field.
- 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).
- YouShady Lawn Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Shady Lawn Field, Shady Lawn Field.
- YouShady Lawn Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero niner, full stop, Shady Lawn Field.
- YouShady Lawn Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero niner, Shady Lawn Field.
- YouShady Lawn Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero niner, full stop, Shady Lawn Field.
- YouShady Lawn Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero niner, Shady Lawn Field.
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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