Boerne Stage Airfield frequencies
Boerne Stage Airfield (5C1) in San Antonio, TX has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Boerne Stage Airfield — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 118.725
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 123.0
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 123.0
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Departure & arrival San Antonio
- App/Dep 125.1 (DNKIN RNAV · POPPO RNAV arrivals)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 5C1, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 123.0 is not unique to Boerne Stage Airfield.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Boerne Stage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 17, Boerne Stage.
- Entering the pattern
Boerne Stage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 17, Boerne Stage.
- Before taking the runway
Boerne Stage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 17, Boerne Stage.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 5C1 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 5C1 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (6 more)
| 125.1 | DNKIN RNAV STAR, POPPO RNAV STAR |
|---|---|
| 125.7 | CRVZA RNAV STAR |
| 127.1 | QERVO RNAV STAR |
| 269.1 | QERVO RNAV STAR |
| 290.225 | CRVZA RNAV STAR |
| 307.0 | APCH/P DEP/P, DNKIN RNAV STAR, POPPO RNV STAR |
Every 5C1 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.725 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.0 |
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| App/Dep | 125.1 · DNKIN RNAV · POPPO RNAV arrivals |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 5C1?
Boerne Stage Airfield is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at 5C1?
ASOS/AWOS at Boerne Stage Airfield is 118.725. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for 5C1?
App/Dep for Boerne Stage Airfield is 125.1, working as "San Antonio" (DNKIN RNAV · POPPO RNAV arrivals). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 5C1
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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