Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Cambridge-Dorchester Regional (KCGE) radio calls
Cambridge, MDICAO KCGE · FAA CGE
Cambridge-Dorchester Regional is a non-towered airport in Cambridge, MD. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.7, as Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Patuxent Approach on 121.0, 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
| CTAFCambridge-Dorchester Regional Traffic | 122.7 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DeparturePatuxent Approach | 121.0 |
Airport
- Runways
- 16 · 34
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Position
- 38.539, -76.030
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KCGE
Cambridge-Dorchester Regional has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.7, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 16; 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 122.7. 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).
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one six, Cambridge-Dorchester Regional.
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one six, departing the pattern to the north, Cambridge-Dorchester 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).
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Cambridge-Dorchester Regional, Cambridge-Dorchester Regional.
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Cambridge-Dorchester 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.
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one six, full stop, Cambridge-Dorchester Regional.
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one six, Cambridge-Dorchester Regional.
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one six, full stop, Cambridge-Dorchester Regional.
- YouCambridge-Dorchester Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one six, Cambridge-Dorchester Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Patuxent Approach on 121.0 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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