Towered · Class D surface area

Scott Afb/Midamerica St Louis (KBLV) radio calls

Belleville, ILICAO KBLV · FAA BLV

Scott Afb/Midamerica St Louis is a towered airport in Belleville, IL. You will taxi with Ground on 119.2 and work Scott Tower on 128.25, after listening to the ATIS on 128.7. The approach control is Saint Louis Approach on 125.2, which is who you call for VFR flight following. The tower operates 24 hours.

The airport has a Class D surface area: two-way radio communication with the tower must be established before entering. Published hours: CLASS D SVC 24 HRS; OTHER TIMES CLASS G.

Frequencies

ATIS	128.7
Clearance Delivery	119.875
GroundScott Ground	119.2
TowerScott Tower	128.25
UNICOM	122.95
Approach / DepartureSaint Louis Approach	125.2

Airport

Runways: 14L · 32R · 14R · 32L
Right-hand pattern: Runway 32R, 14R
Elevation: 459 ft
Tower hours: 24 hours
Position: 38.545, -89.835

Towered airport with a Class D surface area

Sample calls at KBLV

Scott Afb/Midamerica St Louis has a Class D surface area: establish two-way communication with the tower before entering (AIM 3-2-5 b 3). A reply that uses your call sign, even "standby", establishes it; "aircraft calling, standby" does not. The calls below use runway 14L; the tower assigns the runway in use 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.

Listen to the ATIS on 128.7 first and note the letter; "with Information (letter)" on your first call lets the controller skip the weather (JO 7110.65 3-10-1).
YouScott Clearance, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, VFR to the north, request clearance.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Clearance, maintain VFR at or below two thousand five hundred, departure frequency one two five point two, squawk four six one two.
YouAt or below two thousand five hundred, departure one two five point two, squawk four six one two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouScott Ground, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, request taxi, VFR departure to the north.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Ground, runway one four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one four left.
YouRunway one four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one four left, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
The runway, any clearance onto a runway and every hold-short instruction are read back (AIM 4-3-18 a 9). Stay on Ground through the run-up and switch to Tower when ready (AIM 4-3-14 a).
YouScott Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, holding short runway one four left, ready for departure, northbound.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Tower, runway one four left, cleared for takeoff.
YouRunway one four left, cleared for takeoff, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, contact Saint Louis Approach one two five point two.
Youone two five point two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouSaint Louis Approach, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, two thousand climbing four thousand five hundred, request VFR flight following to the north.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Saint Louis Approach, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one.
YouAltimeter three zero zero one, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
Inbound: call the tower about 15 miles out, before the Class D boundary (AIM 4-3-2 a).
YouScott Tower, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one five miles north, three thousand, with Information Bravo, landing Scott.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Tower, enter left downwind runway one four left, report midfield downwind.
YouEnter left downwind runway one four left, report midfield, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouScott Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, midfield left downwind, runway one four left.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, runway one four left, cleared to land, wind two seven zero at eight.
YouRunway one four left, cleared to land, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
The wind is information: acknowledged, not read back. Exit at the first available taxiway or as told, taxi clear of the hold-short markings, and change to Ground only when the tower says (AIM 4-3-21).
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, exit at the next taxiway, contact Scott Ground one one niner point two.
YouExit next taxiway, one one niner point two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouScott Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one four left, taxi to the ramp.

If things change. The tower operates 24 hours. If you cannot raise it, check the frequency and volume, then squawk 7600, remain outside the Class D until you have the traffic flow, and watch for light signals (AIM 4-2-13).

Phraseology from AIM 4-2-3; 4-3-18 a 9; 4-3-14; 4-3-21; 4-4-7 b; 4-1-18 a 3; 3-2-5 b 3; 4-3-2 a. 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 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.

Scott Afb/Midamerica St Louis (KBLV) radio calls

Belleville, ILICAO KBLV · FAA BLV

The airport has a Class D surface area: two-way radio communication with the tower must be established before entering. Published hours: CLASS D SVC 24 HRS; OTHER TIMES CLASS G.

ATIS

128.7

Clearance Delivery

119.875

GroundScott Ground

119.2

TowerScott Tower

128.25

UNICOM

122.95

Approach / DepartureSaint Louis Approach

125.2

Sample calls at KBLV

Listen to the ATIS on 128.7 first and note the letter; "with Information (letter)" on your first call lets the controller skip the weather (JO 7110.65 3-10-1).

YouScott Clearance, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, VFR to the north, request clearance.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Clearance, maintain VFR at or below two thousand five hundred, departure frequency one two five point two, squawk four six one two.

YouAt or below two thousand five hundred, departure one two five point two, squawk four six one two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouScott Ground, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, request taxi, VFR departure to the north.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Ground, runway one four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one four left.

YouRunway one four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one four left, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

The runway, any clearance onto a runway and every hold-short instruction are read back (AIM 4-3-18 a 9). Stay on Ground through the run-up and switch to Tower when ready (AIM 4-3-14 a).

YouScott Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, holding short runway one four left, ready for departure, northbound.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Tower, runway one four left, cleared for takeoff.

YouRunway one four left, cleared for takeoff, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, contact Saint Louis Approach one two five point two.

Youone two five point two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouSaint Louis Approach, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, two thousand climbing four thousand five hundred, request VFR flight following to the north.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Saint Louis Approach, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one.

YouAltimeter three zero zero one, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

Inbound: call the tower about 15 miles out, before the Class D boundary (AIM 4-3-2 a).

YouScott Tower, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one five miles north, three thousand, with Information Bravo, landing Scott.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Scott Tower, enter left downwind runway one four left, report midfield downwind.

YouEnter left downwind runway one four left, report midfield, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouScott Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, midfield left downwind, runway one four left.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, runway one four left, cleared to land, wind two seven zero at eight.

YouRunway one four left, cleared to land, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

The wind is information: acknowledged, not read back. Exit at the first available taxiway or as told, taxi clear of the hold-short markings, and change to Ground only when the tower says (AIM 4-3-21).

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, exit at the next taxiway, contact Scott Ground one one niner point two.

YouExit next taxiway, one one niner point two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouScott Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one four left, taxi to the ramp.

Phraseology from AIM 4-2-3; 4-3-18 a 9; 4-3-14; 4-3-21; 4-4-7 b; 4-1-18 a 3; 3-2-5 b 3; 4-3-2 a. What TowerTalk grades against →