Vanderbilt University Medical Center frequencies

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (TN35) in Nashville, TN has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.825. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 122.825
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.

What to say on 122.825

Nobody is sequencing traffic at TN35, 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 — 122.825 is not unique to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the TN35 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if TN35 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every TN35 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.825

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at TN35?

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.825 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.