West Memphis Municipal Airport frequencies
West Memphis Municipal Airport (AWM · KAWM) in West Memphis, AR has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of West Memphis Municipal Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 118.175
- 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.
- Clearance 121.7
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 123.05
- 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 123.05
- 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 124.65
- 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 119.1, 126.7 (secondary)
- 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 123.05
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KAWM, 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 — 123.05 is not unique to West Memphis Municipal Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
West Memphis traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 17, West Memphis.
- Entering the pattern
West Memphis traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 17, West Memphis.
- Before taking the runway
West Memphis traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 17, West Memphis.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KAWM traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KAWM publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 284.7 | DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 291.6 | APCH/P |
Every KAWM frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.175 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 121.7 |
| CTAF | 123.05 |
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| Approach | 119.1 |
| Approach | 126.7 · secondary |
| Departure | 124.65 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KAWM?
West Memphis Municipal Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KAWM?
ASOS/AWOS at West Memphis Municipal Airport is 118.175. 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 KAWM?
Approach for West Memphis Municipal Airport is 119.1, working as "Memphis". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KAWM?
Clearance delivery at West Memphis Municipal Airport is 121.7. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KAWM
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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