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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Bradford County (N27) radio calls

Towanda, PAFAA identifier N27; no ICAO code assigned

Bradford County is a non-towered airport in Towanda, PA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Bradford County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Binghamton Approach on 118.6, 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

CTAFBradford County Traffic123.0
Approach / DepartureBinghamton Approach118.6

Airport

Runways
05 · 23
Elevation
730 ft
Position
41.740, -76.447

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at N27

Bradford County 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.

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

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Binghamton Approach on 118.6 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 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.