Care Flight frequencies

Care Flight (FL38) in Tampa, FL has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 123.05: 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 123.05

Nobody is sequencing traffic at FL38, 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 — 123.05 is not unique to Care Flight.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the FL38 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if FL38 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every FL38 frequency, as one table

UNICOM	123.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at FL38?

Care Flight is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

More about FL38

Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.

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