Towered · Class C surface area

Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field (KLIT) radio calls

Little Rock, ARICAO KLIT · FAA LIT

Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field is a towered airport in Little Rock, AR. You will taxi with Ground on 121.9 and work Adams Tower on 118.7. The approach control is Little Rock Approach on 119.5, which is who you call for VFR flight following. The tower operates 24 hours.

The airport has a Class C surface area: two-way radio communication with the approach control must be established before entering, and a transponder with altitude reporting is required.

Frequencies

GroundAdams Ground	121.9
TowerAdams Tower	118.7
UNICOM	122.95
Approach / DepartureLittle Rock Approach	119.5

Airport

Runways: 04L · 22R · 04R · 22L · 18 · 36
Right-hand pattern: Runway 22R, 04R
Elevation: 266 ft
Tower hours: 24 hours
Position: 34.729, -92.225

Towered airport with a Class C surface area

Sample calls at KLIT

Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field has a Class C surface area: establish two-way communication with the approach control before entering, and keep it (AIM 3-2-4 c 3). A reply with your call sign, even "standby", establishes it. The calls below use runway 04L; the tower assigns the runway in use 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.

There is no ATIS frequency in the FAA data for this airport, so ask Ground for the numbers on your first call: they will give the runway, wind and altimeter.
YouAdams Ground, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, request taxi, VFR departure to the north.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Adams Ground, runway zero four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway zero four left.
YouRunway zero four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway zero four left, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
The runway, any clearance onto a runway and every hold-short instruction are read back (AIM 4-3-18 a 9). Stay on Ground through the run-up and switch to Tower when ready (AIM 4-3-14 a).
YouAdams Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, holding short runway zero four left, ready for departure, northbound.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Adams Tower, runway zero four left, cleared for takeoff.
YouRunway zero four left, cleared for takeoff, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, contact Little Rock Approach one one niner point five.
Youone one niner point five, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouLittle Rock Approach, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, two thousand climbing four thousand five hundred, request VFR flight following to the north.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Little Rock Approach, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one.
YouAltimeter three zero zero one, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
Inbound: call the approach control before the Class C boundary; a reply with your call sign establishes communication and you may enter (AIM 3-2-4 c 3).
YouLittle Rock Approach, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one five miles north, three thousand five hundred, squawking one two zero zero, with Information Bravo, landing Adams, request Class Charlie service.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Little Rock Approach, squawk four six one two, ident.
YouSquawk four six one two, ident, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one, contact Adams Tower one one eight point seven.
YouAltimeter three zero zero one, one one eight point seven, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouAdams Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, five miles north, three thousand, with Bravo.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Adams Tower, enter left downwind runway zero four left, report midfield downwind.
YouEnter left downwind runway zero four left, report midfield, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouAdams Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, midfield left downwind, runway zero four left.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, runway zero four left, cleared to land, wind two seven zero at eight.
YouRunway zero four left, cleared to land, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
The wind is information: acknowledged, not read back. Exit at the first available taxiway or as told, taxi clear of the hold-short markings, and change to Ground only when the tower says (AIM 4-3-21).
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, exit at the next taxiway, contact Adams Ground one two one point niner.
YouExit next taxiway, one two one point niner, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouAdams Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero four left, taxi to the ramp.

If things change. The tower operates 24 hours. If you cannot raise it, check the frequency and volume, then squawk 7600, remain outside the Class D until you have the traffic flow, and watch for light signals (AIM 4-2-13).

Phraseology from AIM 4-2-3; 4-3-18 a 9; 4-3-14; 4-3-21; 4-4-7 b; 4-1-18 a 3; 3-2-4 c 3. What TowerTalk grades against →

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Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field (KLIT) radio calls

Little Rock, ARICAO KLIT · FAA LIT

The airport has a Class C surface area: two-way radio communication with the approach control must be established before entering, and a transponder with altitude reporting is required.

GroundAdams Ground

121.9

TowerAdams Tower

118.7

UNICOM

122.95

Approach / DepartureLittle Rock Approach

119.5

Sample calls at KLIT

There is no ATIS frequency in the FAA data for this airport, so ask Ground for the numbers on your first call: they will give the runway, wind and altimeter.

YouAdams Ground, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, request taxi, VFR departure to the north.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Adams Ground, runway zero four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway zero four left.

YouRunway zero four left, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway zero four left, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

The runway, any clearance onto a runway and every hold-short instruction are read back (AIM 4-3-18 a 9). Stay on Ground through the run-up and switch to Tower when ready (AIM 4-3-14 a).

YouAdams Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, holding short runway zero four left, ready for departure, northbound.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Adams Tower, runway zero four left, cleared for takeoff.

YouRunway zero four left, cleared for takeoff, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, contact Little Rock Approach one one niner point five.

Youone one niner point five, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouLittle Rock Approach, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, two thousand climbing four thousand five hundred, request VFR flight following to the north.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Little Rock Approach, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one.

YouAltimeter three zero zero one, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

Inbound: call the approach control before the Class C boundary; a reply with your call sign establishes communication and you may enter (AIM 3-2-4 c 3).

YouLittle Rock Approach, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one five miles north, three thousand five hundred, squawking one two zero zero, with Information Bravo, landing Adams, request Class Charlie service.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Little Rock Approach, squawk four six one two, ident.

YouSquawk four six one two, ident, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one, contact Adams Tower one one eight point seven.

YouAltimeter three zero zero one, one one eight point seven, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouAdams Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, five miles north, three thousand, with Bravo.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Adams Tower, enter left downwind runway zero four left, report midfield downwind.

YouEnter left downwind runway zero four left, report midfield, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouAdams Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, midfield left downwind, runway zero four left.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, runway zero four left, cleared to land, wind two seven zero at eight.

YouRunway zero four left, cleared to land, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

The wind is information: acknowledged, not read back. Exit at the first available taxiway or as told, taxi clear of the hold-short markings, and change to Ground only when the tower says (AIM 4-3-21).

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, exit at the next taxiway, contact Adams Ground one two one point niner.

YouExit next taxiway, one two one point niner, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouAdams Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero four left, taxi to the ramp.

Phraseology from AIM 4-2-3; 4-3-18 a 9; 4-3-14; 4-3-21; 4-4-7 b; 4-1-18 a 3; 3-2-4 c 3. What TowerTalk grades against →