Moody Air Force Base frequencies
Moody Air Force Base (VAD · KVAD) in Valdosta, GA is a towered field, staffed 1300-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1300-0000Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.. 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 Moody Air Force Base — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherWhen the KVAD tower is closed
The tower is staffed 1300-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1300-0000Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS.. Outside those hours Moody Air Force Base has no operating control tower: it becomes a self announce field on 128.45, 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 KVAD airport page for the click sequence, and what to say on the radio.
Before taxi Moody
- Clearance 120.625
- 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 Moody
- Tower 128.45
- 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 Valdosta
- Departure 126.6 (BLW 8000 FT)
- 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 Valdosta
- Approach 125.475 (ABV 8000 FT), 132.375 (BLW 8000 FT)
- 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 128.45
- 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.
- Flight service 127.575 (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.
- 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.
By procedure & sector (16 more)
| 138.95 | GND/P |
|---|---|
| 142.6 | ATIS |
| 143.825 | SOF |
| 227.2 | PTD |
| 228.225 | COMD POST (AFSOC) |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 257.625 | LCL/P |
| 269.025 | ALMA RCAG (LOW) |
| 269.4 | APCH/P (ABV 8000 FT) |
| 273.5 | ATIS |
| 275.8 | GND/P |
| 285.6 | APCH/P (BLW 8000 FT) |
| 296.7 | CD/P |
| 305.6 | SOF |
| 306.3 | DEP/P, DEP/P IC |
| 381.05 | COMD POST (AFSOC) |
Every KVAD frequency, as one table
| Clearance | 120.625 |
|---|---|
| Tower | 128.45 |
| CTAF | 128.45 |
| Flight service | 127.575 (LOW) |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| Approach | 125.475 · ABV 8000 FT |
| Approach | 132.375 · BLW 8000 FT |
| Departure | 126.6 · BLW 8000 FT |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KVAD?
Moody Air Force Base tower is 128.45, calling "Moody Tower". The tower is staffed 1300-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1300-0000Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS..
What frequency do I use at KVAD when the tower is closed?
Outside 1300-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1300-0000Z++ FRI, CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL, AND ACC FAMILY DAYS., Moody Air Force Base has no operating control tower and becomes a self announce field. Use 128.45 as the CTAF and report your position and intentions — there is nobody to clear you, so separation is yours.
What is the approach frequency for KVAD?
Approach for Moody Air Force Base is 125.475, working as "Valdosta" (ABV 8000 FT). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KVAD?
Clearance delivery at Moody Air Force Base is 120.625. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KVAD
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.