Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol frequencies

Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol (ABO · TJAB) in Arecibo, PR has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 122.8
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.
UNICOM 122.8
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 122.8

Nobody is sequencing traffic at TJAB, 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 — 122.8 is not unique to Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 08, Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol.
  • Entering the pattern Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 08, Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol.
  • Before taking the runway Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 08, Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol.

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

Every TJAB frequency, as one table
CTAF122.8
UNICOM122.8

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at TJAB?

Antonio/Nery/Juarbe Pol is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.