Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Ashland Regional (KDWU) radio calls
Ashland, KYICAO KDWU · FAA DWU
Ashland Regional is a non-towered airport in Ashland, KY. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Ashland Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Huntington Approach on 128.4, 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
| Clearance Delivery | 121.7 |
|---|---|
| CTAFAshland Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
| Approach / DepartureHuntington Approach | 128.4 |
Airport
- Runways
- 10 · 28
- Elevation
- 547 ft
- Position
- 38.554, -82.738
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KDWU
Ashland 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 10; 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).
- YouAshland Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one zero, Ashland Regional.
- YouAshland Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one zero, departing the pattern to the north, Ashland 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).
- YouAshland Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Ashland Regional, Ashland Regional.
- YouAshland Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Ashland 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.
- YouAshland Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one zero, full stop, Ashland Regional.
- YouAshland Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one zero, Ashland Regional.
- YouAshland Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one zero, full stop, Ashland Regional.
- YouAshland Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one zero, Ashland Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Huntington Approach on 128.4 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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