Cambridge (EGSC) radio calls
- Service
- ATC
- You call it
- Cambridge Tower
- Where
- Cambridge
- Elevation
- 47 ft
Frequencies
| Service | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Approach | 120.965 |
| Tower | 125.905 |
These frequencies have been checked by hand. Always confirm against the current AIP before flight.
Radio calls at Cambridge
Cambridge has an air traffic control unit, so you are given clearances and instructions, and the mandatory items are read back in full.
Taxi
Cambridge Tower 125.905
Cambridge Tower, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.
G-ABCD, taxi to holding point Alpha for runway zero five, QNH one zero one five.
Taxi instructions, the runway in use and the pressure setting are all mandatory readbacks.
Readback
125.905
Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero five, QNH one zero one five, G-CD.
Read back what must be read back, and include your callsign — CAP 413 says a readback always carries it.
Departure
Cambridge Tower 125.905
G-CD, ready for departure.
G-CD, runway zero five, cleared for take-off, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
Downwind
Cambridge Tower 125.905
G-CD, downwind.
G-CD, report final.
“Report final” is an instruction, so the answer is “Wilco”, never “Roger”.
Final and landing
Cambridge Tower 125.905
G-CD, final.
G-CD, runway zero five, cleared to land, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
A landing clearance is read back in full.
Vacating
Cambridge Tower 125.905
G-CD, runway vacated.
G-CD, taxi to the apron.
Nearby airfields
Frequencies and procedures on this page are for training. Always check the current UK AIP and NOTAMs before flight. TowerTalk is a training aid and is not approved or endorsed by the CAA.