Calls recommended at all times
| Situation | Example broadcast |
|---|---|
| Before take-off or during taxi | Archerfield traffic, C172, ZTQ taxiing runway 10L for Gold Coast, Archerfield. |
| Inbound at least 10 nm from the aerodrome or further for high performance aircraft or busy aerodromes | Wellcamp traffic, C172, ZTQ one zero miles north inbound 1,500, estimating circuit at two five, Wellcamp. |
| Overflying or in the vicinity of Archerfield outside tower hours, but not landing, or further for high performance aircraft | Archerfield traffic, C172, ZTQ one zero miles south 1,500, overflying, estimating overhead two five, Archerfield. |
Calls when there is other traffic
| Situation | Example broadcast |
|---|---|
| Entering a runway | Archerfield traffic, C172, ZTQ lining up 10L, Archerfield. |
| Joining the circuit | Archerfield traffic, C172, ZTQ joining crosswind, runway 10L, Archerfield. |
| Making a straight in approach, not less than 3 nm from the touch-down threshold* | Sunshine Coast traffic, C172, ZTQ joining 3 nm final, straight-in approach runway 13, Sunshine Coast. |
| Joining on base leg | Caboolture traffic, C172, ZTQ joining base, runway 12, Caboolture. |
| During an instrument approach, either when established at the final approach fix, or when commencing the missed approach | Sunshine Coast traffic, C172, ZTQ conducting missed approach, runway 13, tracking to the south east, climbing 3,000, Sunshine Coast. |
| Once clear of the runway(s) | Redcliffe traffic, C172, ZTQ runway 25 vacated, Redcliffe. |
*Pilots should be aware that a GNSS indication of 3 from an aerodrome may not be 3 nm to the runway threshold.
Radio Frequencies
| Frequency name | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Archerfield ground | 119.9 |
| Archerfield tower (check ATIS) | 118.1 or 123.6 |
| Archerfield ATIS | 120.9 |
| Brisbane approach | 125.7 |
| Southport CTAF | 119.0 |
| Sunshine Coast ground | 121.1 |
| Sunshine Coast tower | 124.4 |
| Sunshine Coast ATIS | 119.8 |
| Sunshine Coast VOR (also contains ATIS information) | 114.2 |
| Brisbane Centre in the YBSU CCT area (outside TWR HR) | 129.0 |
| Brisbane Centre on ground at YBSU (outside TWR HR) | 135.2 |
Phone numbers
| Contact | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Archerfield tower | 07 3275 8230 |
| Archerfield ATIS | 07 3275 8201 |
| Sunshine Coast tower | 07 5458 2953 |
| Sunshine Coast ATIS | 07 5458 2955 |
| CENSAR | 1800 814 931 |