Decatur County Industrial Air Park frequencies
Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE · KBGE) in Bainbridge, GA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.975. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Decatur County Industrial Air Park — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 121.125
- 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 124.775
- 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 122.975
- 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 122.975
- 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 Tallahassee
- App/Dep 128.7
- 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 128.625 (LOW/HIGH)
- 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 122.975
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KBGE, 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 — 122.975 is not unique to Decatur County Industrial Air Park.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Decatur Industrial traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 09, Decatur Industrial.
- Entering the pattern
Decatur Industrial traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 09, Decatur Industrial.
- Before taking the runway
Decatur Industrial traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 09, Decatur Industrial.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KBGE traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KBGE publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 254.3 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 335.65 | CD/P |
| 379.175 | TALLAHASSEE RCAG (LOW/HIGH) |
Every KBGE frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 121.125 |
|---|---|
| Clearance | 124.775 |
| CTAF | 122.975 |
| UNICOM | 122.975 |
| Flight service | 128.625 (LOW/HIGH) |
| App/Dep | 128.7 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KBGE?
Decatur County Industrial Air Park is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.975 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KBGE?
ASOS/AWOS at Decatur County Industrial Air Park is 121.125. 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 KBGE?
App/Dep for Decatur County Industrial Air Park is 128.7, working as "Tallahassee". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KBGE?
Clearance delivery at Decatur County Industrial Air Park is 124.775. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KBGE
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.