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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Massey Ranch Airpark (X50) radio calls

New Smyrna Beach, FLFAA identifier X50; no ICAO code assigned

Massey Ranch Airpark is a non-towered airport in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.7, as Massey Ranch Airpark Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Daytona Approach on 125.35, 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

CTAFMassey Ranch Airpark Traffic122.7
Approach / DepartureDaytona Approach125.35

Airport

Runways
18 · 36
Elevation
11 ft
Position
28.979, -80.925

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at X50

Massey Ranch Airpark has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.7, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 18; 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.

  1. Tune 122.7. 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).
  2. YouMassey Ranch Airpark traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one eight, Massey Ranch Airpark.
  3. YouMassey Ranch Airpark traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one eight, departing the pattern to the north, Massey Ranch Airpark.
  4. 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).
  5. YouMassey Ranch Airpark traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Massey Ranch Airpark, Massey Ranch Airpark.
  6. YouMassey Ranch Airpark UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Massey Ranch Airpark.
  7. 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.
  8. YouMassey Ranch Airpark traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one eight, full stop, Massey Ranch Airpark.
  9. YouMassey Ranch Airpark traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one eight, Massey Ranch Airpark.
  10. YouMassey Ranch Airpark traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one eight, full stop, Massey Ranch Airpark.
  11. YouMassey Ranch Airpark traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one eight, Massey Ranch Airpark.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Daytona Approach on 125.35 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 →

The calls you will make here

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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Oct 29, 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.