Towered · Class D surface area

Worcester Regional (KORH) radio calls

Worcester, MAICAO KORH · FAA ORH

Worcester Regional is a towered airport in Worcester, MA. You will taxi with Ground on 123.85 and work Worcester Tower on 120.5, after listening to the ATIS on 126.55. The approach control is Bradley Approach on 119.0, which is who you call for VFR flight following. The tower operates 0630-2100 local.

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 0630-2100; OTHER TIMES CLASS E.

Frequencies

ATIS	126.55
Clearance Delivery	128.65
GroundWorcester Ground	123.85
TowerWorcester Tower	120.5
CTAF	120.5
UNICOM	122.95
Approach / DepartureBradley Approach	119.0

Airport

Runways: 11 · 29 · 15 · 33
Elevation: 1,009 ft
Tower hours: 0630-2100 local
Position: 42.267, -71.876

Towered airport with a Class D surface area

Sample calls at KORH

Worcester Regional has a Class D surface area: establish two-way communication with the tower before entering (AIM 3-2-5 b 3). A reply that uses your call sign, even "standby", establishes it; "aircraft calling, standby" does not. The calls below use runway 11; 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.

Listen to the ATIS on 126.55 first and note the letter; "with Information (letter)" on your first call lets the controller skip the weather (JO 7110.65 3-10-1).
YouWorcester Clearance, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, VFR to the north, request clearance.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Clearance, maintain VFR at or below two thousand five hundred, departure frequency one one niner point zero, squawk four six one two.
YouAt or below two thousand five hundred, departure one one niner point zero, squawk four six one two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouWorcester Ground, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, request taxi, VFR departure to the north.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Ground, runway one one, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one one.
YouRunway one one, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one one, 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).
YouWorcester Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, holding short runway one one, ready for departure, northbound.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Tower, runway one one, cleared for takeoff.
YouRunway one one, cleared for takeoff, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, contact Bradley Approach one one niner point zero.
Youone one niner point zero, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouBradley 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, Bradley Approach, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one.
YouAltimeter three zero zero one, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
Inbound: call the tower about 15 miles out, before the Class D boundary (AIM 4-3-2 a).
YouWorcester Tower, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one five miles north, three thousand, with Information Bravo, landing Worcester.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Tower, enter left downwind runway one one, report midfield downwind.
YouEnter left downwind runway one one, report midfield, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouWorcester Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, midfield left downwind, runway one one.
ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, runway one one, cleared to land, wind two seven zero at eight.
YouRunway one one, 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 Worcester Ground one two three point eight five.
YouExit next taxiway, one two three point eight five, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
YouWorcester Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one one, taxi to the ramp.

If things change. The tower operates 0630-2100 local. Outside those hours the airport is a non-towered field: self-announce on the CTAF, 120.5 with the airport name first and last, and the surface area reverts to Class E or Class G as published in the Chart Supplement.

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; 3-2-5 b 3; 4-3-2 a. 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.

Worcester Regional (KORH) radio calls

Worcester, MAICAO KORH · FAA ORH

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 0630-2100; OTHER TIMES CLASS E.

ATIS

126.55

Clearance Delivery

128.65

GroundWorcester Ground

123.85

TowerWorcester Tower

120.5

CTAF

120.5

UNICOM

122.95

Approach / DepartureBradley Approach

119.0

Sample calls at KORH

Listen to the ATIS on 126.55 first and note the letter; "with Information (letter)" on your first call lets the controller skip the weather (JO 7110.65 3-10-1).

YouWorcester Clearance, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, VFR to the north, request clearance.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Clearance, maintain VFR at or below two thousand five hundred, departure frequency one one niner point zero, squawk four six one two.

YouAt or below two thousand five hundred, departure one one niner point zero, squawk four six one two, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

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

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Ground, runway one one, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one one.

YouRunway one one, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway one one, 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).

YouWorcester Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, holding short runway one one, ready for departure, northbound.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Tower, runway one one, cleared for takeoff.

YouRunway one one, cleared for takeoff, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, contact Bradley Approach one one niner point zero.

Youone one niner point zero, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouBradley 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, Bradley Approach, radar contact, altimeter three zero zero one.

YouAltimeter three zero zero one, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

Inbound: call the tower about 15 miles out, before the Class D boundary (AIM 4-3-2 a).

YouWorcester Tower, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one five miles north, three thousand, with Information Bravo, landing Worcester.

ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Worcester Tower, enter left downwind runway one one, report midfield downwind.

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

YouWorcester Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, midfield left downwind, runway one one.

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

YouRunway one one, 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 Worcester Ground one two three point eight five.

YouExit next taxiway, one two three point eight five, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.

YouWorcester Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one one, 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; 3-2-5 b 3; 4-3-2 a. What TowerTalk grades against →