Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Andy Mc Beth (S51) radio calls
Klamath Glen, CAFAA identifier S51; no ICAO code assigned
Andy Mc Beth is a non-towered airport in Klamath Glen, CA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Andy Mc Beth 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
| CTAFAndy Mc Beth Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 11 · 29
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 11
- Elevation
- 42 ft
- Position
- 41.512, -123.996
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at S51
Andy Mc Beth 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 11, which has a right-hand pattern; 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).
- YouAndy Mc Beth traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one one, Andy Mc Beth.
- YouAndy Mc Beth traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one one, departing the pattern to the north, Andy Mc Beth.
- 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).
- YouAndy Mc Beth traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Andy Mc Beth, Andy Mc Beth.
- YouAndy Mc Beth traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one one, full stop, Andy Mc Beth.
- YouAndy Mc Beth traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one one, Andy Mc Beth.
- YouAndy Mc Beth traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one one, full stop, Andy Mc Beth.
- YouAndy Mc Beth traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one one, Andy Mc Beth.
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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