Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Orlando Apopka (X04) radio calls
Apopka, FLFAA identifier X04; no ICAO code assigned
Orlando Apopka is a non-towered airport in Apopka, FL. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.05, as Orlando Apopka Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Orlando Approach on 135.3, 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
| CTAFOrlando Apopka Traffic | 123.05 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureOrlando Approach | 135.3 |
Airport
- Runways
- 15 · 33
- Right-hand pattern
- Runway 15
- Elevation
- 150 ft
- Position
- 28.707, -81.581
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at X04
Orlando Apopka has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.05, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 15, 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 123.05. 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).
- YouOrlando Apopka traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one five, Orlando Apopka.
- YouOrlando Apopka traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one five, departing the pattern to the north, Orlando Apopka.
- 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).
- YouOrlando Apopka traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Orlando Apopka, Orlando Apopka.
- YouOrlando Apopka UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Orlando Apopka.
- 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.
- YouOrlando Apopka traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one five, full stop, Orlando Apopka.
- YouOrlando Apopka traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one five, Orlando Apopka.
- YouOrlando Apopka traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one five, full stop, Orlando Apopka.
- YouOrlando Apopka traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one five, Orlando Apopka.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Orlando Approach on 135.3 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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