Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field frequencies
Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field (MDQ · KMDQ) in Huntsville, AL 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
All of Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 120.000
- 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 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 Huntsville
- App/Dep 125.6
- 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 120.8 (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 KMDQ, 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 Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Madison Executive -Tom Sharp Jr traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 18, Madison Executive -Tom Sharp Jr.
- Entering the pattern
Madison Executive -Tom Sharp Jr traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 18, Madison Executive -Tom Sharp Jr.
- Before taking the runway
Madison Executive -Tom Sharp Jr traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 18, Madison Executive -Tom Sharp Jr.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KMDQ traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KMDQ publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 121.725 | APT REMARK 1 WITH GCO FREQ |
|---|---|
| 307.0 | HUNTSVILLE RCAG (LOW) |
| 354.1 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every KMDQ frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 120.000 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.0 |
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| Flight service | 120.8 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 125.6 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KMDQ?
Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field 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 ASOS/AWOS frequency at KMDQ?
ASOS/AWOS at Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field is 120.000. 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 KMDQ?
App/Dep for Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field is 125.6, working as "Huntsville". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KMDQ
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.