Non-towered · Class D surface area
Long Beach (daugherty Field) (KLGB) radio calls
Long Beach, CAICAO KLGB · FAA LGB
Long Beach (daugherty Field) is a non-towered airport in Long Beach, CA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 119.4, as Long Beach (daugherty Field) Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call, and a UNICOM on 122.95 can give you the wind and runway in use. The approach control for the area is SoCal Approach on 125.35, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
The airport has a Class D surface area: two-way radio communication with the tower must be established before entering. Published hours: CLASS D SVC 0615-2345; OTHER TIMES CLASS G.
Frequencies
| ATIS | 127.75 |
|---|---|
| Clearance Delivery | 118.15 |
| GroundLong Beach (daugherty Field) Traffic | 133.0 |
| CTAFLong Beach (daugherty Field) Traffic | 119.4 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Approach / DepartureSoCal Approach | 125.35 |
Airport
- Runways
- 08L · 26R · 08R · 26L · 12 · 30
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 26R, 08R
- Elevation
- 60 ft
- Tower hours
- 0615-2345 local
- Position
- 33.818, -118.152
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KLGB
Long Beach (daugherty Field) has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 119.4, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 08L; 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 119.4. 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).
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero eight left, Long Beach (daugherty Field).
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero eight left, departing the pattern to the north, Long Beach (daugherty Field).
- 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).
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Long Beach (daugherty Field), Long Beach (daugherty Field).
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Long Beach (daugherty Field).
- 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.
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero eight left, full stop, Long Beach (daugherty Field).
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero eight left, Long Beach (daugherty Field).
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero eight left, full stop, Long Beach (daugherty Field).
- YouLong Beach (daugherty Field) traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero eight left, Long Beach (daugherty Field).
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call SoCal Approach on 125.35 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 →
The calls you will make here
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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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