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Nontowered Airport

An airport that does not have an operating control tower. Two-way radio communications are not required at uncontrolled airports, although it is good operating practice for pilots to transmit their intentions on the spe...

Dictionary Term

Nontowered Airport

Definition

  • An airport that does not have an operating control tower. Two-way radio communications are not required at uncontrolled airports, although it is good operating practice for pilots to transmit their intentions on the specified frequency.

References

  • Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008