Bob Noel wrote:

In article , Pascal wrote:

When going to a new airport, the AD would have sometimes something like :
Monroe County Airport, Bloomington, IN

What call should I do ?
Monroe County tower, Cessna XXXX ...
or
Bloomington tower, Cessna XXXX ...

Usually if I listen to what's being said on the frequency before I talk
I could figure it out, but sometimes some airports don't have that much
traffic and it's a little harder to know what is the proper thing to say.

They'll probably answer to either. I'm pretty sure people call KBED
"Hanscom" and "Bedford"... I'm quite certain I've used both - sometimes
in the same flight.

When I'm talking about Hanscom (BED) to a TRACON, particularly if far away, I
usually say Bedford - Hanscom. I notice that even Boston TRACON says "enroute
to Bedford" and the like, although they refer to "Hanscom Tower." I figure the
extra syllables to say Hanscom are worth it when I'm far away, especially since
Bedford isn't uncommon and the "New Bedford airport" is also in eastern
Massachusetts. ("Take me home to BED works too.")

Of course if you really wanted to be a clown, you could say, "Laurence G.
Hanscom airport", which could easily be confused with Lawrence Muni, which is
nearby. Or the "(Major) General Ed Lawrence Logan airport," usually referred by
ATC as "Boston."

Some towers (and CTAFs for that matter) seem to use the locality name as their
callsign, and others sometimes use the airport name, (if there is a
difference). No rhyme or reason, just have to listen to what others are saying,
and take a guess if you don't know.