Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Amelia Earhart (K59) radio calls
Atchison, KSFAA identifier K59; no ICAO code assigned
Amelia Earhart is a non-towered airport in Atchison, KS. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Amelia Earhart Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is St Joseph Approach on 124.7, 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
| CTAFAmelia Earhart Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureSt Joseph Approach | 124.7 |
Airport
- Runways
- 16 · 34
- Elevation
- 1,073 ft
- Position
- 39.571, -95.180
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at K59
Amelia Earhart 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 16; 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).
- YouAmelia Earhart traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one six, Amelia Earhart.
- YouAmelia Earhart traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one six, departing the pattern to the north, Amelia Earhart.
- 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).
- YouAmelia Earhart traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Amelia Earhart, Amelia Earhart.
- YouAmelia Earhart UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Amelia Earhart.
- 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.
- YouAmelia Earhart traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one six, full stop, Amelia Earhart.
- YouAmelia Earhart traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one six, Amelia Earhart.
- YouAmelia Earhart traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one six, full stop, Amelia Earhart.
- YouAmelia Earhart traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one six, Amelia Earhart.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call St Joseph Approach on 124.7 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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