Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Taylor Municipal (T74) radio calls
Taylor, TXFAA identifier T74; no ICAO code assigned
Taylor Municipal is a non-towered airport in Taylor, TX. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Taylor Municipal Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Austin Approach on 127.225, 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
| CTAFTaylor Municipal Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureAustin Approach | 127.225 |
Airport
- Runways
- 17 · 35
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 17
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Position
- 30.573, -97.443
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at T74
Taylor Municipal has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.8, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 17, which has a right-hand pattern; 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 122.8. 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).
- YouTaylor Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one seven, Taylor Municipal.
- YouTaylor Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one seven, departing the pattern to the north, Taylor Municipal.
- 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).
- YouTaylor Municipal traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Taylor Municipal, Taylor Municipal.
- YouTaylor Municipal UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Taylor Municipal.
- 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.
- YouTaylor Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one seven, full stop, Taylor Municipal.
- YouTaylor Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one seven, Taylor Municipal.
- YouTaylor Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one seven, full stop, Taylor Municipal.
- YouTaylor Municipal traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one seven, Taylor Municipal.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Austin Approach on 127.225 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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