Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Fairfield County (KFDW) radio calls
Winnsboro, SCICAO KFDW · FAA FDW
Fairfield County is a non-towered airport in Winnsboro, SC. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.05, as Fairfield County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Columbia Approach on 133.4, 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
| CTAFFairfield County Traffic | 123.05 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureColumbia Approach | 133.4 |
Airport
- Runways
- 04 · 22
- Elevation
- 578 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 822 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 34.316, -81.109
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KFDW
Fairfield County has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.05, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 04; 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 123.05. 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).
- YouFairfield County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero four, Fairfield County.
- YouFairfield County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero four, departing the pattern to the north, Fairfield County.
- 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).
- YouFairfield County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Fairfield County, Fairfield County.
- YouFairfield County UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Fairfield County.
- 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.
- YouFairfield County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero four, full stop, Fairfield County.
- YouFairfield County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero four, Fairfield County.
- YouFairfield County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero four, full stop, Fairfield County.
- YouFairfield County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero four, Fairfield County.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Columbia Approach on 133.4 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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