Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Natchitoches Regional (KIER) radio calls
Natchitoches, LAICAO KIER · FAA IER
Natchitoches Regional is a non-towered airport in Natchitoches, LA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Natchitoches Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Maks Approach on 125.4, 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
| CTAFNatchitoches Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureMaks Approach | 125.4 |
Airport
- Runways
- 07 · 25 · 17 · 35
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- Position
- 31.736, -93.099
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KIER
Natchitoches 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 07; 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).
- YouNatchitoches Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero seven, Natchitoches Regional.
- YouNatchitoches Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero seven, departing the pattern to the north, Natchitoches 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).
- YouNatchitoches Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Natchitoches Regional, Natchitoches Regional.
- YouNatchitoches Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Natchitoches 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.
- YouNatchitoches Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero seven, full stop, Natchitoches Regional.
- YouNatchitoches Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero seven, Natchitoches Regional.
- YouNatchitoches Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero seven, full stop, Natchitoches Regional.
- YouNatchitoches Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero seven, Natchitoches Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Maks Approach on 125.4 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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