Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Dowagiac Municipal (C91) radio calls
Dowagiac, MIFAA identifier C91; no ICAO code assigned
Dowagiac Municipal is a non-towered airport in Dowagiac, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Dowagiac Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is South Bend Approach on 118.55, 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
| CTAFDowagiac Municipal Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureSouth Bend Approach | 118.55 |
Airport
- Runways
- 04 · 22 · 09 · 27
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 22, 27
- Elevation
- 747 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 800 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 41.993, -86.128
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at C91
Dowagiac Municipal 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 04; 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).
- YouDowagiac Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero four, Dowagiac Municipal.
- YouDowagiac Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero four, departing the pattern to the north, Dowagiac Municipal.
- 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).
- YouDowagiac Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Dowagiac Municipal, Dowagiac Municipal.
- YouDowagiac Municipal UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Dowagiac Municipal.
- 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.
- YouDowagiac Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero four, full stop, Dowagiac Municipal.
- YouDowagiac Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero four, Dowagiac Municipal.
- YouDowagiac Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero four, full stop, Dowagiac Municipal.
- YouDowagiac Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero four, Dowagiac Municipal.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call South Bend Approach on 118.55 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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