Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Floydada Municipal (41F) radio calls
Floydada, TXFAA identifier 41F; no ICAO code assigned
Floydada Municipal is a non-towered airport in Floydada, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Floydada Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Lubbock Approach on 119.2, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
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
| CTAFFloydada Municipal Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureLubbock Approach | 119.2 |
Airport
- Runways
- 17 · 35
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 35
- Elevation
- 3,187 ft
- Position
- 34.002, -101.330
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 41F
Floydada Municipal has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.8, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 17; 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 122.8. 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).
- YouFloydada Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one seven, Floydada Municipal.
- YouFloydada Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one seven, departing the pattern to the north, Floydada Municipal.
- 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).
- YouFloydada Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Floydada Municipal, Floydada Municipal.
- YouFloydada Municipal UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Floydada Municipal.
- A UNICOM operator, if one is on, answers with the wind and the runway in use (AIM 4-1-9 h). If nobody answers, choose the runway from the wind and the pattern traffic you can hear.
- YouFloydada Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one seven, full stop, Floydada Municipal.
- YouFloydada Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one seven, Floydada Municipal.
- YouFloydada Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one seven, full stop, Floydada Municipal.
- YouFloydada Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one seven, Floydada Municipal.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Lubbock Approach on 119.2 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). 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).
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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