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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field (KFWB) radio calls

Branson West, MOICAO KFWB · FAA FWB

Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field is a non-towered airport in Branson West, MO. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Springfield Approach on 126.35, 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

CTAFBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field Traffic123.0
Approach / DepartureSpringfield Approach126.35

Airport

Runways
03 · 21
Right-hand pattern
Runway 21
Elevation
1,348 ft
Position
36.699, -93.402

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KFWB

Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.0, 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.

  1. Tune 123.0. 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. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.
  3. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.
  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. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.
  6. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.
  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. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.
  9. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.
  10. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.
  11. YouBranson West Municipal/Emerson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Branson West Municipal/Emerson Field.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Springfield Approach on 126.35 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.