Non-towered · Class G at the surface
North Palm Beach County General Aviation (F45) radio calls
West Palm Beach, FLFAA identifier F45; no ICAO code assigned
North Palm Beach County General Aviation is a non-towered airport in West Palm Beach, FL. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.075, as North Palm Beach County General Aviation Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Palm Beach Approach on 128.3, 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
| Clearance Delivery | 120.825 |
|---|---|
| CTAFNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation Traffic | 123.075 |
| Approach / DeparturePalm Beach Approach | 128.3 |
Airport
- Runways
- 09L · 27R · 09R · 27L · 14 · 32
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 14, 27R, 09R
- Elevation
- 21 ft
- Position
- 26.846, -80.222
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at F45
North Palm Beach County General Aviation has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.075, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 09L; 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 123.075. 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).
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero niner left, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero niner left, departing the pattern to the north, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
- 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).
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing North Palm Beach County General Aviation, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
- 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.
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero niner left, full stop, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero niner left, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero niner left, full stop, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
- YouNorth Palm Beach County General Aviation traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero niner left, North Palm Beach County General Aviation.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Palm Beach Approach on 128.3 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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