Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Ds Butler Farm and Airfield (N83) radio calls
Oak Ridge, NCFAA identifier N83; no ICAO code assigned
Ds Butler Farm and Airfield is a non-towered airport in Oak Ridge, NC. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Ds Butler Farm and Airfield 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
| CTAFDs Butler Farm and Airfield Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 01 · 19
- Elevation
- 950 ft
- Position
- 36.195, -80.005
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at N83
Ds Butler Farm and Airfield 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 01; 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 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).
- YouDs Butler Farm and Airfield traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero one, Ds Butler Farm and Airfield.
- YouDs Butler Farm and Airfield traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero one, departing the pattern to the north, Ds Butler Farm and Airfield.
- 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).
- YouDs Butler Farm and Airfield traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Ds Butler Farm and Airfield, Ds Butler Farm and Airfield.
- YouDs Butler Farm and Airfield traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero one, full stop, Ds Butler Farm and Airfield.
- YouDs Butler Farm and Airfield traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero one, Ds Butler Farm and Airfield.
- YouDs Butler Farm and Airfield traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero one, full stop, Ds Butler Farm and Airfield.
- YouDs Butler Farm and Airfield traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero one, Ds Butler Farm and Airfield.
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 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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