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Non-towered · Class E surface area

York (KTHV) radio calls

York, PAICAO KTHV · FAA THV

York is a non-towered airport in York, PA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as York Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Harrisburg Approach on 124.1, which is who you call for VFR flight following.

The airport has a Class E surface area: no radio requirement to enter, but VFR weather minimums apply to the surface.

Frequencies

Clearance Delivery121.65
CTAFYork Traffic123.0
Approach / DepartureHarrisburg Approach124.1

Airport

Runways
17 · 35
Elevation
495 ft
Position
39.917, -76.873

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KTHV

York 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 17; 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. YouYork traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one seven, York.
  3. YouYork traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one seven, departing the pattern to the north, York.
  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. YouYork traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing York, York.
  6. YouYork UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, York.
  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. YouYork traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one seven, full stop, York.
  9. YouYork traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one seven, York.
  10. YouYork traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one seven, full stop, York.
  11. YouYork traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one seven, York.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Harrisburg Approach on 124.1 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

Nearby in Pennsylvania

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.