Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Bruce Field (E30) radio calls
Ballinger, TXFAA identifier E30; no ICAO code assigned
Bruce Field is a non-towered airport in Ballinger, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Bruce Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is San Angelo Approach on 125.35, 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
| CTAFBruce Field Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureSan Angelo Approach | 125.35 |
Airport
- Runways
- 17 · 35
- Elevation
- 1,739 ft
- Position
- 31.674, -99.977
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at E30
Bruce Field 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).
- YouBruce Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one seven, Bruce Field.
- YouBruce Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one seven, departing the pattern to the north, Bruce Field.
- 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).
- YouBruce Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Bruce Field, Bruce Field.
- YouBruce Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one seven, full stop, Bruce Field.
- YouBruce Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one seven, Bruce Field.
- YouBruce Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one seven, full stop, Bruce Field.
- YouBruce Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one seven, Bruce Field.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call San Angelo Approach on 125.35 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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