Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Oxford County Regional (81B) radio calls
Oxford, MEFAA identifier 81B; no ICAO code assigned
Oxford County Regional is a non-towered airport in Oxford, ME. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Oxford County Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Portland Approach on 125.5, 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
| CTAFOxford County Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DeparturePortland Approach | 125.5 |
Airport
- Runways
- 15 · 33
- Elevation
- 345 ft
- Position
- 44.157, -70.481
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 81B
Oxford County Regional has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.8, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 15; 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 122.8. 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).
- YouOxford County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one five, Oxford County Regional.
- YouOxford County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one five, departing the pattern to the north, Oxford County Regional.
- 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).
- YouOxford County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Oxford County Regional, Oxford County Regional.
- YouOxford County Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Oxford County Regional.
- 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.
- YouOxford County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one five, full stop, Oxford County Regional.
- YouOxford County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one five, Oxford County Regional.
- YouOxford County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one five, full stop, Oxford County Regional.
- YouOxford County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one five, Oxford County Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Portland Approach on 125.5 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 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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