Mother Frances Hospital frequencies

Mother Frances Hospital (TE18) in Tyler, TX 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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Taxi & takeoff

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 TE18, 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 Mother Frances Hospital.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the TE18 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if TE18 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every TE18 frequency, as one table
UNICOM123.05

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at TE18?

Mother Frances Hospital 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.