Non-towered · Class G at the surface
New Castle Municipal (KUCP) radio calls
New Castle, PAICAO KUCP · FAA UCP
New Castle Municipal is a non-towered airport in New Castle, PA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as New Castle Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Youngstown Approach on 133.95, 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
| CTAFNew Castle Municipal Traffic | 123.0 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureYoungstown Approach | 133.95 |
Airport
- Runways
- 05 · 23 · 13 · 31
- Elevation
- 1,072 ft
- Position
- 41.025, -80.413
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KUCP
New Castle Municipal 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 05; 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 123.0. 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).
- YouNew Castle Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero five, New Castle Municipal.
- YouNew Castle Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero five, departing the pattern to the north, New Castle Municipal.
- 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).
- YouNew Castle Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing New Castle Municipal, New Castle Municipal.
- YouNew Castle Municipal UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, New Castle Municipal.
- 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.
- YouNew Castle Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero five, full stop, New Castle Municipal.
- YouNew Castle Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero five, New Castle Municipal.
- YouNew Castle Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero five, full stop, New Castle Municipal.
- YouNew Castle Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero five, New Castle Municipal.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Youngstown Approach on 133.95 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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