Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional (KLXT) radio calls
Lee's Summit, MOICAO KLXT · FAA LXT
Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional is a non-towered airport in Lee's Summit, MO. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Kansas City Approach on 118.4, 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
| Clearance Delivery | 118.45 |
|---|---|
| CTAFKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional Traffic | 122.8 |
| Approach / DepartureKansas City Approach | 118.4 |
Airport
- Runways
- 11 · 29 · 18 · 36
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 11, 36
- Elevation
- 1,004 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 1,000 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 38.959, -94.372
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KLXT
Kansas City/Lee's Summit 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 11, 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).
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one one, Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional.
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one one, departing the pattern to the north, Kansas City/Lee's Summit 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).
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional, Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional.
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Kansas City/Lee's Summit 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.
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one one, full stop, Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional.
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one one, Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional.
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one one, full stop, Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional.
- YouKansas City/Lee's Summit Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one one, Kansas City/Lee's Summit Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Kansas City Approach on 118.4 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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