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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Presque Isle County (KPZQ) radio calls

Rogers City, MIICAO KPZQ · FAA PZQ

Presque Isle County is a non-towered airport in Rogers City, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Presque Isle County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Alpena Approach on 128.425, 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

CTAFPresque Isle County Traffic122.9
Approach / DepartureAlpena Approach128.425

Airport

Runways
09 · 27
Elevation
670 ft
Position
45.407, -83.813

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KPZQ

Presque Isle County has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 09; 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 122.9. 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. YouPresque Isle County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero niner, Presque Isle County.
  3. YouPresque Isle County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero niner, departing the pattern to the north, Presque Isle 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. YouPresque Isle County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Presque Isle County, Presque Isle County.
  6. YouPresque Isle County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero niner, full stop, Presque Isle County.
  7. YouPresque Isle County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero niner, Presque Isle County.
  8. YouPresque Isle County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero niner, full stop, Presque Isle County.
  9. YouPresque Isle County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero niner, Presque Isle County.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Alpena Approach on 128.425 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.

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