Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Shelby-Cleveland County Regional (KEHO) radio calls
Shelby, NCICAO KEHO · FAA EHO
Shelby-Cleveland County Regional is a non-towered airport in Shelby, NC. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Charlotte Approach on 120.05, 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
| CTAFShelby-Cleveland County Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureCharlotte Approach | 120.05 |
Airport
- Runways
- 05 · 23
- Elevation
- 847 ft
- Position
- 35.256, -81.601
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KEHO
Shelby-Cleveland County 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 05; 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).
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero five, Shelby-Cleveland County Regional.
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero five, departing the pattern to the north, Shelby-Cleveland County 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).
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Shelby-Cleveland County Regional, Shelby-Cleveland County Regional.
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Shelby-Cleveland County 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.
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero five, full stop, Shelby-Cleveland County Regional.
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero five, Shelby-Cleveland County Regional.
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero five, full stop, Shelby-Cleveland County Regional.
- YouShelby-Cleveland County Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero five, Shelby-Cleveland County Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Charlotte Approach on 120.05 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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