Chaparrosa Ranch frequencies
Chaparrosa Ranch (72TE) in La Pryor, TX has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.975. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 122.975
- 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 122.975
- 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 Del Rio
- App/Dep 119.6
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- Flight service 134.95 (HIGH)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
What to say on 122.975
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 72TE, 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 — 122.975 is not unique to Chaparrosa Ranch.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Chaparrosa Ranch traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 15, Chaparrosa Ranch.
- Entering the pattern
Chaparrosa Ranch traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 15, Chaparrosa Ranch.
- Before taking the runway
Chaparrosa Ranch traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 15, Chaparrosa Ranch.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 72TE traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 72TE publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 259.1 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 269.4 | UVALDE RCAG (HIGH) |
Every 72TE frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.975 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.975 |
| Flight service | 134.95 (HIGH) |
| App/Dep | 119.6 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 72TE?
Chaparrosa Ranch is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.975 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for 72TE?
App/Dep for Chaparrosa Ranch is 119.6, working as "Del Rio". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 72TE
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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