Fayette County Airport frequencies
Fayette County Airport (FYE · KFYE) in Somerville, TN has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Fayette County Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 119.875
- 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 122.9
- 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.
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 122.9
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KFYE, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Fayette County Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Fayette traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 01, Fayette.
- Entering the pattern
Fayette traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 01, Fayette.
- Before taking the runway
Fayette traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 01, Fayette.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KFYE traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KFYE 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 KFYE frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 119.875 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.9 |
| Approach | 125.8 |
| Departure | 124.15 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KFYE?
Fayette County Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KFYE?
ASOS/AWOS at Fayette County Airport is 119.875. 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 KFYE?
Approach for Fayette County Airport is 125.8, working as "Memphis". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KFYE
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.