Non-towered · Class G at the surface
St Clair County (KPLR) radio calls
Pell City, ALICAO KPLR · FAA PLR
St Clair County is a non-towered airport in Pell City, AL. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.05, as St Clair County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Birmingham Approach on 123.8, 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 | 121.725 |
|---|---|
| CTAFSt Clair County Traffic | 123.05 |
| Approach / DepartureBirmingham Approach | 123.8 |
Airport
- Runways
- 03 · 21
- Elevation
- 485 ft
- Position
- 33.559, -86.249
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KPLR
St Clair County has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.05, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 03; 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 123.05. 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).
- YouSt Clair County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, St Clair County.
- YouSt Clair County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, St Clair County.
- 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).
- YouSt Clair County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing St Clair County, St Clair County.
- YouSt Clair County UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, St Clair County.
- 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.
- YouSt Clair County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, St Clair County.
- YouSt Clair County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, St Clair County.
- YouSt Clair County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, St Clair County.
- YouSt Clair County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, St Clair County.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Birmingham Approach on 123.8 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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