Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Eagle Lake (KELA) radio calls
Eagle Lake, TXICAO KELA · FAA ELA
Eagle Lake is a non-towered airport in Eagle Lake, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Eagle Lake Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Houston Approach on 124.225, 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
| CTAFEagle Lake Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureHouston Approach | 124.225 |
Airport
- Runways
- 17 · 35
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 35
- Elevation
- 184 ft
- Position
- 29.600, -96.322
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KELA
Eagle Lake 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).
- YouEagle Lake traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one seven, Eagle Lake.
- YouEagle Lake traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one seven, departing the pattern to the north, Eagle Lake.
- 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).
- YouEagle Lake traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Eagle Lake, Eagle Lake.
- YouEagle Lake traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one seven, full stop, Eagle Lake.
- YouEagle Lake traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one seven, Eagle Lake.
- YouEagle Lake traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one seven, full stop, Eagle Lake.
- YouEagle Lake traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one seven, Eagle Lake.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Houston Approach on 124.225 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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