Hidden Lake frequencies

Hidden Lake (FA40) in New Port Richey, FL 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

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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.

What to say on 123.0

Nobody is sequencing traffic at FA40, 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 Hidden Lake.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Hidden Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 05, Hidden Lake.
  • Entering the pattern Hidden Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 05, Hidden Lake.
  • Before taking the runway Hidden Lake traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 05, Hidden Lake.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the FA40 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if FA40 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every FA40 frequency, as one table
UNICOM123.0

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at FA40?

Hidden Lake 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.