Non-towered · Class E surface area
Colonel James Jabara (KAAO) radio calls
Wichita, KSICAO KAAO · FAA AAO
Colonel James Jabara is a non-towered airport in Wichita, KS. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.7, as Colonel James Jabara Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Wichita Approach on 134.8, 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
| Clearance Delivery | 125.0 |
|---|---|
| CTAFColonel James Jabara Traffic | 122.7 |
| Approach / DepartureWichita Approach | 134.8 |
Airport
- Runways
- 18 · 36
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 18
- Elevation
- 1,421 ft
- Position
- 37.748, -97.221
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KAAO
Colonel James Jabara has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.7, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 18, which has a right-hand pattern; 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 122.7. 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).
- YouColonel James Jabara traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one eight, Colonel James Jabara.
- YouColonel James Jabara traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one eight, departing the pattern to the north, Colonel James Jabara.
- 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).
- YouColonel James Jabara traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Colonel James Jabara, Colonel James Jabara.
- YouColonel James Jabara UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Colonel James Jabara.
- 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.
- YouColonel James Jabara traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one eight, full stop, Colonel James Jabara.
- YouColonel James Jabara traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one eight, Colonel James Jabara.
- YouColonel James Jabara traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one eight, full stop, Colonel James Jabara.
- YouColonel James Jabara traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one eight, Colonel James Jabara.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Wichita Approach on 134.8 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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