Non-towered · Class G at the surface
San Augustine County (78R) radio calls
San Augustine, TXFAA identifier 78R; no ICAO code assigned
San Augustine County is a non-towered airport in San Augustine, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as San Augustine County 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
| CTAFSan Augustine County Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 17 · 35
- Elevation
- 443 ft
- Position
- 31.540, -94.170
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 78R
San Augustine County 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 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 122.9. 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).
- YouSan Augustine County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one seven, San Augustine County.
- YouSan Augustine County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one seven, departing the pattern to the north, San Augustine County.
- 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).
- YouSan Augustine County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing San Augustine County, San Augustine County.
- YouSan Augustine County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one seven, full stop, San Augustine County.
- YouSan Augustine County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one seven, San Augustine County.
- YouSan Augustine County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one seven, full stop, San Augustine County.
- YouSan Augustine County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one seven, San Augustine County.
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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