Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Saginaw County/h w Browne (KHYX) radio calls
Saginaw, MIICAO KHYX · FAA HYX
Saginaw County/h w Browne is a non-towered airport in Saginaw, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Saginaw County/h w Browne Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Great Lakes Approach on 120.95, 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
| CTAFSaginaw County/h w Browne Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureGreat Lakes Approach | 120.95 |
Airport
- Runways
- 05 · 23 · 10 · 28
- Elevation
- 602 ft
- Position
- 43.433, -83.862
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KHYX
Saginaw County/h w Browne 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).
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero five, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero five, departing the pattern to the north, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
- 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).
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Saginaw County/h w Browne, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
- 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.
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero five, full stop, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero five, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero five, full stop, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
- YouSaginaw County/h w Browne traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero five, Saginaw County/h w Browne.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Great Lakes Approach on 120.95 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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