Charles W. Baker Airport frequencies
Charles W. Baker Airport (2M8) in Millington, TN 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 Charles W. Baker Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 119.575
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & 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 Memphis
- Departure 124.15
- Departure control is the radar facility working aircraft climbing out of the area. Tower hands you off after takeoff. Check in with your altitude leaving and your assigned altitude.
Arrival Memphis
- Approach 125.8
- Approach control is the radar facility sequencing arrivals into the area. Call inbound for flight following or an instrument approach, with your position, altitude and request.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at 2M8, 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 Charles W. Baker Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Charles W. Baker traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 18, Charles W. Baker.
- Entering the pattern
Charles W. Baker traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 18, Charles W. Baker.
- Before taking the runway
Charles W. Baker traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 18, Charles W. Baker.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 2M8 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 2M8 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 338.3 | APCH/P |
|---|---|
| 385.45 | DEP/P |
Every 2M8 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.575 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Approach | 125.8 |
| Departure | 124.15 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at 2M8?
Charles W. Baker 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at 2M8?
ASOS/AWOS at Charles W. Baker Airport is 119.575. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for 2M8?
Approach for Charles W. Baker Airport is 125.8, working as "Memphis". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about 2M8
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.