Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Wings For Christ International Flt Academy (73F) radio calls
Waco, TXFAA identifier 73F; no ICAO code assigned
Wings For Christ International Flt Academy is a non-towered airport in Waco, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Wings For Christ International Flt Academy 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
| CTAFWings For Christ International Flt Academy Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 16 · 34
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 34
- Elevation
- 455 ft
- Position
- 31.624, -97.022
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 73F
Wings For Christ International Flt Academy 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 16; 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).
- YouWings For Christ International Flt Academy traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one six, Wings For Christ International Flt Academy.
- YouWings For Christ International Flt Academy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one six, departing the pattern to the north, Wings For Christ International Flt Academy.
- 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).
- YouWings For Christ International Flt Academy traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Wings For Christ International Flt Academy, Wings For Christ International Flt Academy.
- YouWings For Christ International Flt Academy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one six, full stop, Wings For Christ International Flt Academy.
- YouWings For Christ International Flt Academy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one six, Wings For Christ International Flt Academy.
- YouWings For Christ International Flt Academy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one six, full stop, Wings For Christ International Flt Academy.
- YouWings For Christ International Flt Academy traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one six, Wings For Christ International Flt Academy.
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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