Non-towered · Class E surface area
Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional (KTPL) radio calls
Temple, TXICAO KTPL · FAA TPL
Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional is a non-towered airport in Temple, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Gray Approach on 120.075, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
The airport has a Class E surface area: no radio requirement to enter, but VFR weather minimums apply to the surface. Published hours: CLASS E SVC 0600-2300; OTHER TIMES CLASS G.
Frequencies
| Clearance Delivery | 125.9 |
|---|---|
| CTAFDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Traffic | 123.0 |
| Approach / DepartureGray Approach | 120.075 |
Airport
- Runways
- 03 · 21 · 16 · 34
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- Position
- 31.152, -97.408
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KTPL
Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.0, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 03; 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 123.0. 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).
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
- 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).
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
- 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.
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
- YouDraughon-Miller Central Texas Regional traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Gray Approach on 120.075 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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