Moton Field Municipal Airport frequencies
Moton Field Municipal Airport (06A) in Tuskegee, AL 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
All of Moton Field Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherTaxi & 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.
Departure & arrival Atlanta
- App/Dep 125.5, 126.55 (7000 FT & ABV)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- Flight service 120.45 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 06A, 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 Moton Field Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Moton traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 13, Moton.
- Entering the pattern
Moton traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 13, Moton.
- Before taking the runway
Moton traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 13, Moton.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 06A traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 06A publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 298.85 | COLUMBUS RCAG (LOW) |
|---|---|
| 323.1 | APCH/P DEP/P (BLW 7000 FT) |
| 353.75 | APCH/P DEP/P (7000 FT & ABV) |
Every 06A frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 120.45 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 125.5 |
| App/Dep | 126.55 · 7000 FT & ABV |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 06A?
Moton Field Municipal Airport 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.
What is the approach frequency for 06A?
App/Dep for Moton Field Municipal Airport is 125.5, working as "Atlanta". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 06A
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.