Jose Aponte De La Torre (TJRV) radio calls

Towered airport with a Class D surface area

Sample calls at TJRV

Jose Aponte De La Torre has a Class D surface area: establish two-way communication with the tower before entering (AIM 3-2-5 b 3). A reply that uses your call sign, even "standby", establishes it; "aircraft calling, standby" does not. The calls below use runway 07; the tower assigns the runway in use 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.

1. There is no ATIS frequency in the FAA data for this airport, so ask Ground for the numbers on your first call: they will give the runway, wind and altimeter.
2. YouCeiba Ground, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, at the ramp with Information Alpha, request taxi, VFR departure to the north.
3. ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Ceiba Ground, runway zero seven, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway zero seven.
4. YouRunway zero seven, taxi via Alpha, hold short of runway zero seven, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
5. The runway, any clearance onto a runway and every hold-short instruction are read back (AIM 4-3-18 a 9). Stay on Ground through the run-up and switch to Tower when ready (AIM 4-3-14 a).
6. YouCeiba Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, holding short runway zero seven, ready for departure, northbound.
7. ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Ceiba Tower, runway zero seven, cleared for takeoff.
8. YouRunway zero seven, cleared for takeoff, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
9. Inbound: call the tower about 15 miles out, before the Class D boundary (AIM 4-3-2 a).
10. YouCeiba Tower, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one five miles north, three thousand, with Information Bravo, landing Ceiba.
11. ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, Ceiba Tower, enter left downwind runway zero seven, report midfield downwind.
12. YouEnter left downwind runway zero seven, report midfield, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
13. YouCeiba Tower, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, midfield left downwind, runway zero seven.
14. ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, runway zero seven, cleared to land, wind two seven zero at eight.
15. YouRunway zero seven, cleared to land, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
16. The wind is information: acknowledged, not read back. Exit at the first available taxiway or as told, taxi clear of the hold-short markings, and change to Ground only when the tower says (AIM 4-3-21).
17. ATCCessna Six Zero Foxtrot, exit at the next taxiway, contact Ceiba Ground.
18. YouExit next taxiway, Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot.
19. YouCeiba Ground, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero seven, taxi to the ramp.

If things change. The tower operates 24 hours. If you cannot raise it, check the frequency and volume, then squawk 7600, remain outside the Class D until you have the traffic flow, and watch for light signals (AIM 4-2-13).

Phraseology from AIM 4-2-3; 4-3-18 a 9; 4-3-14; 4-3-21; 4-4-7 b; 4-1-18 a 3; 3-2-5 b 3; 4-3-2 a. What TowerTalk grades against →

The calls you will make here

• How to call Ground for taxi →
• Calling the tower inbound →
• Line up and wait, cleared for takeoff, cleared to land →
• First time flying into a Class D airport →

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