Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Sauk Centre Municipal (D39) radio calls
Sauk Centre, MNFAA identifier D39; no ICAO code assigned
Sauk Centre Municipal is a non-towered airport in Sauk Centre, MN. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Sauk Centre Municipal 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
| CTAFSauk Centre Municipal Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 08 · 26 · 14 · 32
- Elevation
- 1,242 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 800 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 45.707, -94.933
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at D39
Sauk Centre Municipal 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 08; 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).
- YouSauk Centre Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero eight, Sauk Centre Municipal.
- YouSauk Centre Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero eight, departing the pattern to the north, Sauk Centre 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).
- YouSauk Centre Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Sauk Centre Municipal, Sauk Centre Municipal.
- YouSauk Centre Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero eight, full stop, Sauk Centre Municipal.
- YouSauk Centre Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero eight, Sauk Centre Municipal.
- YouSauk Centre Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero eight, full stop, Sauk Centre Municipal.
- YouSauk Centre Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero eight, Sauk Centre Municipal.
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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