Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field frequencies
Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (DMW · KDMW) in Westminster, MD 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 Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 121.25
- 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 Potomac
- App/Dep 125.525 (TERPZ departures)
- 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 KDMW, 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 Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Carroll Jack B Poage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 16, Carroll Jack B Poage.
- Entering the pattern
Carroll Jack B Poage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 16, Carroll Jack B Poage.
- Before taking the runway
Carroll Jack B Poage traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 16, Carroll Jack B Poage.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KDMW traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KDMW publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (7 more)
| 121.725 | APT REMARK 100 WITH GCO FREQ |
|---|---|
| 125.525 | TERPZ DP |
| 126.75 | TRSTN STAR |
| 128.35 | RAVNN STAR |
| 270.275 | RAVNN STAR |
| 291.625 | APCH/P DEP/P, TERPZ DP |
| 307.2 | TRSTN STAR |
Every KDMW frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 121.25 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.7 |
| UNICOM | 122.7 |
| App/Dep | 125.525 · TERPZ departures |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KDMW?
Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field 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 KDMW?
ASOS/AWOS at Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field is 121.25. 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 KDMW?
App/Dep for Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field is 125.525, working as "Potomac" (TERPZ departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KDMW
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.