Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Northeast Iowa Regional (KCCY) radio calls
Charles City, IAICAO KCCY · FAA CCY
Northeast Iowa Regional is a non-towered airport in Charles City, IA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Northeast Iowa Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Des Moines Approach on 118.9, 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
| CTAFNortheast Iowa Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureDes Moines Approach | 118.9 |
Airport
- Runways
- 04 · 22 · 12 · 30
- Elevation
- 1,125 ft
- Position
- 43.073, -92.610
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KCCY
Northeast Iowa Regional has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.8, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 04; 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 122.8. 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).
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero four, Northeast Iowa Regional.
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero four, departing the pattern to the north, Northeast Iowa 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).
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Northeast Iowa Regional, Northeast Iowa Regional.
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Northeast Iowa 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.
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero four, full stop, Northeast Iowa Regional.
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero four, Northeast Iowa Regional.
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero four, full stop, Northeast Iowa Regional.
- YouNortheast Iowa Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero four, Northeast Iowa Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Des Moines Approach on 118.9 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 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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