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Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml (51M) radio calls

Mio, MIFAA identifier 51M; no ICAO code assigned

Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml is a non-towered airport in Mio, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml 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

CTAFOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml Traffic122.9

Airport

Runways
10 · 28
Elevation
1,033 ft
Position
44.675, -84.122

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at 51M

Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml 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 10; 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. YouOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one zero, Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml.
  3. YouOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one zero, departing the pattern to the north, Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml.
  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. YouOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml, Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml.
  6. YouOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one zero, full stop, Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml.
  7. YouOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one zero, Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml.
  8. YouOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one zero, full stop, Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml.
  9. YouOscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one zero, Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Meml.

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 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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