Non-towered · Class E surface area
Pearson Field (KVUO) radio calls
Vancouver, WAICAO KVUO · FAA VUO
Pearson Field is a non-towered airport in Vancouver, WA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 119.0, as Pearson Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Portland Approach on 124.35, 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 Delivery | 119.0 |
|---|---|
| CTAFPearson Field Traffic | 119.0 |
| Approach / DeparturePortland Approach | 124.35 |
Airport
- Runways
- 08 · 26
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 26
- Elevation
- 29 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 1,000 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 45.620, -122.656
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KVUO
Pearson Field has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 119.0, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 08; 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 119.0. 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).
- YouPearson Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero eight, Pearson Field.
- YouPearson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero eight, departing the pattern to the north, Pearson Field.
- 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).
- YouPearson Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Pearson Field, Pearson Field.
- YouPearson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero eight, full stop, Pearson Field.
- YouPearson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero eight, Pearson Field.
- YouPearson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero eight, full stop, Pearson Field.
- YouPearson Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero eight, Pearson Field.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Portland Approach on 124.35 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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