Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Scribner State (KSCB) radio calls
Scribner, NEICAO KSCB · FAA SCB
Scribner State is a non-towered airport in Scribner, NE. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Scribner State Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Omaha Approach on 135.875, 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
| CTAFScribner State Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureOmaha Approach | 135.875 |
Airport
- Runways
- 12 · 30 · 17 · 35
- Elevation
- 1,325 ft
- Position
- 41.611, -96.630
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KSCB
Scribner State 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 12; 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 122.9. 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).
- YouScribner State traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one two, Scribner State.
- YouScribner State traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one two, departing the pattern to the north, Scribner State.
- 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).
- YouScribner State traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Scribner State, Scribner State.
- YouScribner State traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one two, full stop, Scribner State.
- YouScribner State traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one two, Scribner State.
- YouScribner State traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one two, full stop, Scribner State.
- YouScribner State traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one two, Scribner State.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Omaha Approach on 135.875 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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