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Non-towered · Class E surface area

Brunswick Executive (KBXM) radio calls

Brunswick, MEICAO KBXM · FAA BXM

Brunswick Executive is a non-towered airport in Brunswick, ME. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.725, as Brunswick Executive Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Portland Approach on 119.75, 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

Clearance Delivery123.65
CTAFBrunswick Executive Traffic122.725
Approach / DeparturePortland Approach119.75

Airport

Runways
01L · 19R · 01R · 19L
Right-hand pattern
Runway 01L, 01R
Elevation
75 ft
Position
43.892, -69.939

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KBXM

Brunswick Executive has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.725, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 01L, 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 122.725. 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. YouBrunswick Executive traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero one left, Brunswick Executive.
  3. YouBrunswick Executive traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero one left, departing the pattern to the north, Brunswick Executive.
  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. YouBrunswick Executive traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Brunswick Executive, Brunswick Executive.
  6. YouBrunswick Executive UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Brunswick Executive.
  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. YouBrunswick Executive traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero one left, full stop, Brunswick Executive.
  9. YouBrunswick Executive traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero one left, Brunswick Executive.
  10. YouBrunswick Executive traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero one left, full stop, Brunswick Executive.
  11. YouBrunswick Executive traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero one left, Brunswick Executive.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Portland Approach on 119.75 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 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.