University Health System frequencies

University Health System (XS85) in San Antonio, TX has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.7. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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UNICOM 122.7
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 122.7

Nobody is sequencing traffic at XS85, 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 — 122.7 is not unique to University Health System.

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

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the XS85 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if XS85 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every XS85 frequency, as one table
UNICOM122.7

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at XS85?

University Health System is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.7 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.