Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Big Bend Ranch State Park (3T9) radio calls
Presidio, TXFAA identifier 3T9; no ICAO code assigned
Big Bend Ranch State Park is a non-towered airport in Presidio, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Big Bend Ranch State Park Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| CTAFBig Bend Ranch State Park Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 08 · 26
- Elevation
- 4,250 ft
- Position
- 29.471, -103.936
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 3T9
Big Bend Ranch State Park has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 08; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 122.9. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouBig Bend Ranch State Park traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero eight, Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- YouBig Bend Ranch State Park traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero eight, departing the pattern to the north, Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouBig Bend Ranch State Park traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- YouBig Bend Ranch State Park traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero eight, full stop, Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- YouBig Bend Ranch State Park traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero eight, Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- YouBig Bend Ranch State Park traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero eight, full stop, Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- YouBig Bend Ranch State Park traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero eight, Big Bend Ranch State Park.
If things change. Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1). Listen for ten miles before you arrive; most of what you want to know has already been said.
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Sep 3, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.
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