Short Stop frequencies

Short Stop (8TA5) in Farmersville, TX has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.725. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 122.725
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.

What to say on 122.725

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 8TA5, 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 — 122.725 is not unique to Short Stop.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Short Stop traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 17, Short Stop.
  • Entering the pattern Short Stop traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 17, Short Stop.
  • Before taking the runway Short Stop traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 17, Short Stop.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 8TA5 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 8TA5 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 8TA5 frequency, as one table
UNICOM122.725

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 8TA5?

Short Stop is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.725 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.