Calls on the radio

If I'm not sure of the name of the airport I generally use...

whatever the controller refered to it as during the hand-off, or

whatever it is refered to on AWOS, ATIS, or

the name of the city it serves, unless there are multiple airports
serving the city, in which case I use the proper name.

If it's a tower, they'll subtlely correct you. If you're making calls
on the CTAF, the locals will know where you are and the transcients
will likely be in the same shoes. Hedge your bets and use both if the
CTAF is quiet.



Pascal wrote:
Hello,

This might have been brought up in the newsgroup before but I couldn't
find anything about it.

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.


Thanks