Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport (KJGG) radio calls
Williamsburg, VAICAO KJGG · FAA JGG
Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport is a non-towered airport in Williamsburg, VA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Norfolk Approach on 119.45, 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
| CTAFWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureNorfolk Approach | 119.45 |
Airport
- Runways
- 13 · 31
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 13
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 800 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 37.239, -76.716
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KJGG
Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport 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 13, which has a right-hand pattern; 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).
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one three, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one three, departing the pattern to the north, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
- 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).
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
- 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.
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one three, full stop, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one three, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one three, full stop, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
- YouWaltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one three, Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Norfolk Approach on 119.45 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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