Chester Catawba Regional Airport frequencies
Chester Catawba Regional Airport (DCM · KDCM) in Chester, SC has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.7. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Chester Catawba Regional Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 120.975
- 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 122.7
- 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 122.7
- 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 Charlotte
- App/Dep 120.05
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 122.7
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KDCM, 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 — 122.7 is not unique to Chester Catawba Regional Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Chester Catawba traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 05, Chester Catawba.
- Entering the pattern
Chester Catawba traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 05, Chester Catawba.
- Before taking the runway
Chester Catawba traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 05, Chester Catawba.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KDCM traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KDCM publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (5 more)
| 126.15 | RASLN STAR |
|---|---|
| 135.6 | JOOLS STAR |
| 282.325 | RASLN STAR |
| 307.8 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 377.15 | JOOLS STAR |
Every KDCM frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 120.975 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.7 |
| UNICOM | 122.7 |
| App/Dep | 120.05 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KDCM?
Chester Catawba Regional Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.7 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KDCM?
ASOS/AWOS at Chester Catawba Regional Airport is 120.975. 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 KDCM?
App/Dep for Chester Catawba Regional Airport is 120.05, working as "Charlotte". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.