Martha's Vineyard Airport frequencies
Martha's Vineyard Airport (MVY · KMVY) in Martha's Vineyard, MA is a towered field, staffed 0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Martha's Vineyard Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KMVY tower is closed
The tower is staffed 0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14. Outside those hours Martha's Vineyard Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 121.4, and separation from other traffic is yours, not a controller's. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
Runway lighting is often pilot controlled once the tower closes — check the KMVY airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Vineyard
- ATIS 126.25
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
- ASOS/AWOS 126.25
- 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.
- Clearance 119.7 (WHEN TWR CLSD), 124.35
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff Vineyard
- Ground 124.35
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 121.4
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Boston
- App/Dep 133.75
- 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
- CTAF 121.4
- 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 122.95
- 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.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
Every KMVY frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 126.25 |
|---|---|
| ASOS/AWOS | 126.25 |
| Clearance | 119.7 (WHEN TWR CLSD), 124.35 |
| Ground | 124.35 |
| Tower | 121.4 |
| CTAF | 121.4 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 133.75 |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KMVY?
Martha's Vineyard Airport tower is 121.4, calling "Vineyard Tower". The tower is staffed 0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14.
What frequency do I use at KMVY when the tower is closed?
Outside 0600-2200 MAY 15 - OCT 31; 0700-1700 NOV 1 MAY14, Martha's Vineyard Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 121.4 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the ground frequency at KMVY?
Ground control at Martha's Vineyard Airport is 124.35. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at KMVY?
ATIS at Martha's Vineyard Airport is 126.25. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KMVY?
App/Dep for Martha's Vineyard Airport is 133.75, working as "Boston". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KMVY?
Clearance delivery at Martha's Vineyard Airport is 119.7 (WHEN TWR CLSD), 124.35. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KMVY
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.