Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Pittsburgh/Butler Regional (KBTP) radio calls
Butler, PAICAO KBTP · FAA BTP
Pittsburgh/Butler Regional is a non-towered airport in Butler, PA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.05, as Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Pittsburgh Approach on 124.75, 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
| Clearance Delivery | 119.4 |
|---|---|
| CTAFPittsburgh/Butler Regional Traffic | 123.05 |
| Approach / DeparturePittsburgh Approach | 124.75 |
Airport
- Runways
- 08 · 26
- Elevation
- 1,248 ft
- Position
- 40.777, -79.951
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KBTP
Pittsburgh/Butler Regional has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.05, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 08; 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 123.05. 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).
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero eight, Pittsburgh/Butler Regional.
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero eight, departing the pattern to the north, Pittsburgh/Butler 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).
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Pittsburgh/Butler Regional, Pittsburgh/Butler Regional.
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Pittsburgh/Butler 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.
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero eight, full stop, Pittsburgh/Butler Regional.
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero eight, Pittsburgh/Butler Regional.
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero eight, full stop, Pittsburgh/Butler Regional.
- YouPittsburgh/Butler Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero eight, Pittsburgh/Butler Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Pittsburgh Approach on 124.75 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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