4-2-6 Ground Station Call Signs
AIM Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control — Section 4-2, Radio Communications Phraseology
Official text — AIM 4-2-6
AIM — FAA OPERATIONAL GUIDANCEPilots, when calling a ground station, should begin with the name of the facility being called followed by the type of the facility being called as indicated in TBL 4-2-1.
Facility | Call Sign
Airport UNICOM | “Shannon UNICOM”
FAA Flight Service Station | “Chicago Radio”
Airport Traffic Control Tower | “Augusta Tower”
Clearance Delivery Position (IFR) | “Dallas Clearance Delivery”
Ground Control Position in Tower | “Miami Ground”
Radar or Nonradar Approach Control Position | “Oklahoma City Approach”
Radar Departure Control Position | “St. Louis Departure”
FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center | “Washington Center”
Reproduced from the FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (Basic (with Change 3)). The AIM is FAA guidance, not regulation. Verify against the official source before relying on it operationally.
Is this a regulation?
No — this is FAA guidance, not a regulation.
Aeronautical Information Manual. FAA operational guidance and recommended practices. The AIM is not regulatory, although it often explains how to comply with regulations.