Non-towered · Class E surface area
Eugenio Maria De Hostos (TJMZ) radio calls
Mayaguez, PRICAO TJMZ · FAA MAZ
Eugenio Maria De Hostos is a non-towered airport in Mayaguez, PR. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Eugenio Maria De Hostos Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call.
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 0700-2000; OTHER TIMES CLASS G.
Frequencies
| CTAFEugenio Maria De Hostos Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 09 · 27
- Elevation
- 29 ft
- Pattern altitude
- 800 ft MSL (published TPA)
- Position
- 18.256, -67.148
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at TJMZ
Eugenio Maria De Hostos 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 09; 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).
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero niner, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero niner, departing the pattern to the north, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
- 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).
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Eugenio Maria De Hostos, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
- 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.
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero niner, full stop, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero niner, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero niner, full stop, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
- YouEugenio Maria De Hostos traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero niner, Eugenio Maria De Hostos.
If things change. 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). Listen for ten miles before you arrive; most of what you want to know has already been said.
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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