Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Mount Sterling/Montgomery County (KIOB) radio calls
Mount Sterling, KYICAO KIOB · FAA IOB
Mount Sterling/Montgomery County is a non-towered airport in Mount Sterling, KY. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Mount Sterling/Montgomery County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Lexington Approach on 120.15, 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
| CTAFMount Sterling/Montgomery County Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureLexington Approach | 120.15 |
Airport
- Runways
- 03 · 21
- Elevation
- 1,020 ft
- Position
- 38.058, -83.980
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KIOB
Mount Sterling/Montgomery County 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; 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).
- YouMount Sterling/Montgomery County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Mount Sterling/Montgomery County.
- YouMount Sterling/Montgomery County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Mount Sterling/Montgomery 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).
- YouMount Sterling/Montgomery County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Mount Sterling/Montgomery County, Mount Sterling/Montgomery County.
- YouMount Sterling/Montgomery County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Mount Sterling/Montgomery County.
- YouMount Sterling/Montgomery County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Mount Sterling/Montgomery County.
- YouMount Sterling/Montgomery County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Mount Sterling/Montgomery County.
- YouMount Sterling/Montgomery County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Mount Sterling/Montgomery County.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Lexington Approach on 120.15 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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