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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Penn Yan/Yates County (KPEO) radio calls

Penn Yan, NYICAO KPEO · FAA PEO

Penn Yan/Yates County is a non-towered airport in Penn Yan, NY. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Penn Yan/Yates County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Elmira Approach on 124.3, 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

CTAFPenn Yan/Yates County Traffic123.0
Approach / DepartureElmira Approach124.3

Airport

Runways
01 · 19 · 10 · 28
Elevation
988 ft
Position
42.637, -77.053

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KPEO

Penn Yan/Yates County has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.0, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 01; 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.

  1. Tune 123.0. 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).
  2. YouPenn Yan/Yates County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero one, Penn Yan/Yates County.
  3. YouPenn Yan/Yates County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero one, departing the pattern to the north, Penn Yan/Yates County.
  4. 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).
  5. YouPenn Yan/Yates County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Penn Yan/Yates County, Penn Yan/Yates County.
  6. YouPenn Yan/Yates County UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Penn Yan/Yates County.
  7. 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.
  8. YouPenn Yan/Yates County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero one, full stop, Penn Yan/Yates County.
  9. YouPenn Yan/Yates County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero one, Penn Yan/Yates County.
  10. YouPenn Yan/Yates County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero one, full stop, Penn Yan/Yates County.
  11. YouPenn Yan/Yates County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero one, Penn Yan/Yates County.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Elmira Approach on 124.3 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 Oct 29, 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.