Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional (KAXS) radio calls
Altus, OKICAO KAXS · FAA AXS
Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional is a non-towered airport in Altus, OK. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Altus Approach on 125.1, 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
| CTAFAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureAltus Approach | 125.1 |
Airport
- Runways
- 17 · 35
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 17
- Elevation
- 1,433 ft
- Position
- 34.699, -99.338
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KAXS
Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional 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 17, 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 122.8. 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).
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one seven, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one seven, departing the pattern to the north, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
- 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).
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
- 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.
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one seven, full stop, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one seven, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one seven, full stop, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
- YouAltus/Quartz Mountain Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one seven, Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Altus Approach on 125.1 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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