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Non-towered · Class E surface area

Ephrata Municipal (KEPH) radio calls

Ephrata, WAICAO KEPH · FAA EPH

Ephrata Municipal is a non-towered airport in Ephrata, WA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Ephrata Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Grant County Approach on 126.4, which is who you call for VFR flight following.

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 0600-2200; OTHER TIMES CLASS G.

Frequencies

CTAFEphrata Municipal Traffic122.8
Approach / DepartureGrant County Approach126.4

Airport

Runways
03 · 21 · 04 · 22 · 11 · 29
Right-hand pattern
Runway 22, 03
Elevation
1,276 ft
Position
47.308, -119.517

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KEPH

Ephrata Municipal 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, which has a right-hand pattern; 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.

  1. 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).
  2. YouEphrata Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Ephrata Municipal.
  3. YouEphrata Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Ephrata Municipal.
  4. 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).
  5. YouEphrata Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Ephrata Municipal, Ephrata Municipal.
  6. YouEphrata Municipal UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Ephrata Municipal.
  7. 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.
  8. YouEphrata Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Ephrata Municipal.
  9. YouEphrata Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Ephrata Municipal.
  10. YouEphrata Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Ephrata Municipal.
  11. YouEphrata Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Ephrata Municipal.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Grant County Approach on 126.4 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 Oct 29, 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.