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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Poso-Kern County (L73) radio calls

Famoso, CAFAA identifier L73; no ICAO code assigned

Poso-Kern County is a non-towered airport in Famoso, CA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Poso-Kern County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call.

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

CTAFPoso-Kern County Traffic122.9

Airport

Runways
16 · 34
Elevation
635 ft
Pattern altitude
800 ft MSL (published TPA)
Position
35.596, -119.128

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at L73

Poso-Kern 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 16; 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. YouPoso-Kern County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one six, Poso-Kern County.
  3. YouPoso-Kern County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one six, departing the pattern to the north, Poso-Kern 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. YouPoso-Kern County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Poso-Kern County, Poso-Kern County.
  6. YouPoso-Kern County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one six, full stop, Poso-Kern County.
  7. YouPoso-Kern County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one six, Poso-Kern County.
  8. YouPoso-Kern County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one six, full stop, Poso-Kern County.
  9. YouPoso-Kern County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one six, Poso-Kern County.

If things change. 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). Listen for ten miles before you arrive; most of what you want to know has already been said.

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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