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Non-towered · Class E surface area

Anniston Regional (KANB) radio calls

Anniston, ALICAO KANB · FAA ANB

Anniston Regional is a non-towered airport in Anniston, AL. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.6, as Anniston Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call, and a UNICOM on 123.0 can give you the wind and runway in use. The approach control for the area is Birmingham Approach on 132.15, 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

CTAFAnniston Regional Traffic123.6
UNICOM123.0
Approach / DepartureBirmingham Approach132.15

Airport

Runways
05 · 23
Right-hand pattern
Runway 05
Elevation
612 ft
Position
33.588, -85.858

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KANB

Anniston Regional has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.6, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 05, 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.

  1. Tune 123.6. 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).
  2. YouAnniston Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero five, Anniston Regional.
  3. YouAnniston Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero five, departing the pattern to the north, Anniston Regional.
  4. 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).
  5. YouAnniston Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Anniston Regional, Anniston Regional.
  6. YouAnniston Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Anniston Regional.
  7. 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.
  8. YouAnniston Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero five, full stop, Anniston Regional.
  9. YouAnniston Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero five, Anniston Regional.
  10. YouAnniston Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero five, full stop, Anniston Regional.
  11. YouAnniston Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero five, Anniston Regional.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Birmingham Approach on 132.15 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 Oct 29, 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.