(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.