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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field (KBFZ) radio calls

Albertville, ALICAO KBFZ · FAA BFZ

Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field is a non-towered airport in Albertville, AL. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Birmingham Approach on 125.45, 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

CTAFAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field Traffic123.0
Approach / DepartureBirmingham Approach125.45

Airport

Runways
05 · 23
Elevation
1,032 ft
Position
34.229, -86.256

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KBFZ

Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.0, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 05; 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 123.0. 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. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero five, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.
  3. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero five, departing the pattern to the north, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.
  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. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.
  6. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.
  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. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero five, full stop, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.
  9. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero five, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.
  10. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero five, full stop, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.
  11. YouAlbertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero five, Albertville Regional/Thomas j Brumlik Field.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Birmingham Approach on 125.45 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 →

The calls you will make here

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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.