Coral Creek frequencies

Coral Creek (FA54) in Placida, FL has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 130.65. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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Before taxi

Clearance 121.625
Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.

Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 130.65
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.

Departure & arrival Fort Myers

App/Dep 127.05
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 130.65

Nobody is sequencing traffic at FA54, 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 — 130.65 is not unique to Coral Creek.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the FA54 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if FA54 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

By procedure & sector (2 more)
119.65LUBBR STAR
353.575LUBBR STAR
Every FA54 frequency, as one table
Clearance121.625
CTAF130.65
App/Dep127.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at FA54?

Coral Creek is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 130.65 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

What is the approach frequency for FA54?

App/Dep for Coral Creek is 127.05, working as "Fort Myers". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at FA54?

Clearance delivery at Coral Creek is 121.625. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.