Non-towered · Class G at the surface
East Jordan City (Y94) radio calls
East Jordan, MIFAA identifier Y94; no ICAO code assigned
East Jordan City is a non-towered airport in East Jordan, MI. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as East Jordan City 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
| CTAFEast Jordan City Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 09 · 27 · 18 · 36
- Elevation
- 641 ft
- Position
- 45.130, -85.107
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at Y94
East Jordan City 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 09; 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).
- YouEast Jordan City traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero niner, East Jordan City.
- YouEast Jordan City traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero niner, departing the pattern to the north, East Jordan City.
- 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).
- YouEast Jordan City traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing East Jordan City, East Jordan City.
- YouEast Jordan City traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero niner, full stop, East Jordan City.
- YouEast Jordan City traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero niner, East Jordan City.
- YouEast Jordan City traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero niner, full stop, East Jordan City.
- YouEast Jordan City traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero niner, East Jordan City.
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 →
The calls you will make here
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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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