Non-towered · Class E surface area
Sheridan-Grant County Regional (9M8) radio calls
Sheridan, ARFAA identifier 9M8; no ICAO code assigned
Sheridan-Grant County Regional is a non-towered airport in Sheridan, AR. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Sheridan-Grant County Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Little Rock Approach on 135.4, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
The airport has a Class E surface area: no radio requirement to enter, but VFR weather minimums apply to the surface.
Frequencies
| CTAFSheridan-Grant County Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureLittle Rock Approach | 135.4 |
Airport
- Runways
- 01 · 19
- Elevation
- 236 ft
- Position
- 34.328, -92.351
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 9M8
Sheridan-Grant 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 01; 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).
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero one, Sheridan-Grant County Regional.
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero one, departing the pattern to the north, Sheridan-Grant 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).
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Sheridan-Grant County Regional, Sheridan-Grant County Regional.
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Sheridan-Grant 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.
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero one, full stop, Sheridan-Grant County Regional.
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero one, Sheridan-Grant County Regional.
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero one, full stop, Sheridan-Grant County Regional.
- YouSheridan-Grant County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero one, Sheridan-Grant County Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Little Rock Approach on 135.4 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 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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