Cranfield (EGTC) radio calls
- Service
- ATC
- You call it
- Cranfield Tower
- Elevation
- 360 ft
Frequencies
| Service | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Tower | 122.855 |
These frequencies have been checked by hand. Always confirm against the current AIP before flight.
Radio calls at Cranfield
Cranfield has an air traffic control unit, so you are given clearances and instructions, and the mandatory items are read back in full.
Taxi
Cranfield Tower 122.855
Cranfield Tower, G-ABCD, Cessna 152 at the flying club with information Alpha, request taxi.
G-ABCD, taxi to holding point Alpha for runway zero three, QNH one zero one five.
Taxi instructions, the runway in use and the pressure setting are all mandatory readbacks.
Readback
122.855
Taxi to holding point Alpha runway zero three, QNH one zero one five, G-CD.
Read back what must be read back, and include your callsign — CAP 413 says a readback always carries it.
Departure
Cranfield Tower 122.855
G-CD, ready for departure.
G-CD, runway zero three, cleared for take-off, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
Downwind
Cranfield Tower 122.855
G-CD, downwind.
G-CD, report final.
“Report final” is an instruction, so the answer is “Wilco”, never “Roger”.
Final and landing
Cranfield Tower 122.855
G-CD, final.
G-CD, runway zero three, cleared to land, surface wind two four zero degrees eight knots.
A landing clearance is read back in full.
Vacating
Cranfield Tower 122.855
G-CD, runway vacated.
G-CD, taxi to the apron.
Nearby airfields
Frequencies and procedures on this page are for training. Always check the current UK AIP and NOTAMs before flight. TowerTalk is a training aid and is not approved or endorsed by the CAA.