Non-towered · Class E surface area
Devils Lake Regional (KDVL) radio calls
Devils Lake, NDICAO KDVL · FAA DVL
Devils Lake Regional is a non-towered airport in Devils Lake, ND. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Devils Lake Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call.
The airport has a Class E surface area: no radio requirement to enter, but VFR weather minimums apply to the surface. Published hours: CLASS E SVC 0400-2130 MON-FRI, 0400-1500 SAT, 1330-2130 SUN; OTHER TIMES CLASS G.
Frequencies
| CTAFDevils Lake Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 03 · 21 · 13 · 31
- Elevation
- 1,469 ft
- Position
- 48.117, -98.910
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KDVL
Devils Lake 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 03; 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).
- YouDevils Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Devils Lake Regional.
- YouDevils Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Devils Lake 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).
- YouDevils Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Devils Lake Regional, Devils Lake Regional.
- YouDevils Lake Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Devils Lake 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.
- YouDevils Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Devils Lake Regional.
- YouDevils Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Devils Lake Regional.
- YouDevils Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Devils Lake Regional.
- YouDevils Lake Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Devils Lake Regional.
If things change. 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). Listen for ten miles before you arrive; most of what you want to know has already been said.
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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