Olive Branch Airport frequencies

Olive Branch Airport (OLV · KOLV) in Olive Branch, MS is a towered field, staffed 0700-2100. 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 Olive Branch Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

When the KOLV tower is closed

The tower is staffed 0700-2100. Outside those hours Olive Branch Airport has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 125.275, 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 KOLV airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.

Before taxi Olive Branch

ATIS 119.925
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 119.925
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 121.2, 121.3 (WHEN TWR CLSD)
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 Olive Branch

Ground 121.2
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 125.275
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 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 120.075 (secondary), 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.

Also

CTAF 125.275
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.
By procedure & sector (2 more)
338.3APCH/P
385.45DEP/P
Every KOLV frequency, as one table
ATIS119.925
ASOS/AWOS119.925
Clearance121.2, 121.3 (WHEN TWR CLSD)
Ground121.2
Tower125.275
CTAF125.275
UNICOM122.95
Approach120.075 · secondary
Approach125.8
Departure124.15

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KOLV?

Olive Branch Airport tower is 125.275, calling "Olive Branch Tower". The tower is staffed 0700-2100.

What frequency do I use at KOLV when the tower is closed?

Outside 0700-2100, Olive Branch Airport has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 125.275 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 KOLV?

Ground control at Olive Branch Airport is 121.2. 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 KOLV?

ATIS at Olive Branch Airport is 119.925. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KOLV?

Approach for Olive Branch Airport is 120.075, working as "Memphis" (secondary). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at KOLV?

Clearance delivery at Olive Branch Airport is 121.2, 121.3 (WHEN TWR CLSD). Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.