Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field (S03) radio calls
Ashland, ORFAA identifier S03; no ICAO code assigned
Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field is a non-towered airport in Ashland, OR. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Cascade Approach on 124.3, 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
| CTAFAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureCascade Approach | 124.3 |
Airport
- Runways
- 12 · 30
- Elevation
- 1,889 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 1,015 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 42.190, -122.661
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at S03
Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.8, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 12; 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 122.8. 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).
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one two, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field.
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one two, departing the pattern to the north, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker 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).
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field.
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field.
- 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.
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one two, full stop, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field.
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one two, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field.
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one two, full stop, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field.
- YouAshland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one two, Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Cascade Approach on 124.3 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.