Non-towered · Class E surface area
Burley Municipal (KBYI) radio calls
Burley, IDICAO KBYI · FAA BYI
Burley Municipal is a non-towered airport in Burley, ID. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Burley Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Twin Falls Approach on 126.7, 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
| CTAFBurley Municipal Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureTwin Falls Approach | 126.7 |
Airport
- Runways
- 02 · 20 · 06 · 24
- Elevation
- 4,154 ft
- Position
- 42.543, -113.772
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KBYI
Burley Municipal has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 02; 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 122.9. 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).
- YouBurley Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero two, Burley Municipal.
- YouBurley Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero two, departing the pattern to the north, Burley Municipal.
- 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).
- YouBurley Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Burley Municipal, Burley Municipal.
- YouBurley Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero two, full stop, Burley Municipal.
- YouBurley Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero two, Burley Municipal.
- YouBurley Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero two, full stop, Burley Municipal.
- YouBurley Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero two, Burley Municipal.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Twin Falls Approach on 126.7 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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