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14 CFR · Part 93

14 CFR § 93.153

Communications.

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Part 93 Contents
  • Subpart A: General
  • Subpart D: Anchorage, Alaska, Terminal Area
  • Subpart E: Flight Restrictions in the Vicinity of Niagara Falls, New York
  • Subpart F: Valparaiso, Florida, Terminal Area
  • Subpart G: Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Los Angeles International Airport
  • Subpart J: Lorain County Regional Airport Traffic Rule
  • Subpart K: High Density Traffic Airports
  • Subpart M: Ketchikan International Airport Traffic Rule
  • Subpart N: Pearson Field (Vancouver, WA) Airport Traffic Rule
  • Subpart O: Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Luke AFB, AZ
  • Subpart S: Allocation of Commuter and Air Carrier IFR Operations at High Density Traffic Airports
  • Subpart T: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Traffic Rules
  • Subpart U: Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
  • Appendix to Subpart U of Part 93: Special Flight Rules in the Vicinity of the Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
  • Appendix A to Subpart U of Part 93: GCNP Quiet Aircraft Technology Designation
  • Subpart V: Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area
  • Subpart W: New York Class B Airspace Hudson River and East River Exclusion Special Flight Rules Area
  • Subpart X: Flight Restrictions in the Vicinity of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
(a)

When the Ketchikan Flight Service Station is in operation, no person may operate an aircraft within the airspace specified in § 93.151, or taxi onto the runway at Ketchikan International Airport, unless that person has established two-way radio communications with the Ketchikan Flight Service Station for the purpose of receiving traffic advisories and continues to monitor the advisory frequency at all times while operating within the specified airspace.

(b)

When the Ketchikan Flight Service Station is not in operation, no person may operate an aircraft within the airspace specified in § 93.151, or taxi onto the runway at Ketchikan International Airport, unless that person continuously monitors and communicates, as appropriate, on the designated common traffic advisory frequency as follows:

(1)

For inbound flights. Announces position and intentions when no less than 10 miles from Ketchikan International Airport, and monitors the designated frequency until clear of the movement area on the airport or Ketchikan Harbor.

(2)

For departing flights. Announces position and intentions prior to taxiing onto the active runway on the airport or onto the movement area of Ketchikan Harbor and monitors the designated frequency until outside the airspace described in § 93.151 and announces position and intentions upon departing that airspace.

(c)

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, if two-way radio communications failure occurs in flight, a person may operate an aircraft within the airspace specified in § 93.151, and land, if weather conditions are at or above basic VFR weather minimums.

Regulations Referenced

14 CFR 93.151

Reflects the eCFR edition current as of October 15, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on October 29, 2026.

Primary Source

  • Official Source (14 CFR · Part 93)