Macon Downtown Airport frequencies
Macon Downtown Airport (MAC · KMAC) in Macon, GA has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
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- CTAF 123.0
- 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 123.0
- 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 Atlanta
- App/Dep 124.2
- 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 134.5 (LOW)
- 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 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KMAC, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Macon Downtown Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Macon Downtown traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 10, Macon Downtown.
- Entering the pattern
Macon Downtown traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 10, Macon Downtown.
- Before taking the runway
Macon Downtown traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 10, Macon Downtown.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KMAC traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KMAC publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 279.6 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|---|
| 360.75 | MACON RCAG (LOW) |
| 388.2 | APCH/P DEP/P (7000 FT & ABV) |
Every KMAC frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 123.0 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| Flight service | 134.5 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 124.2 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KMAC?
Macon Downtown Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for KMAC?
App/Dep for Macon Downtown Airport is 124.2, working as "Atlanta". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KMAC
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.