Covington Municipal frequencies
Covington Municipal (M04) in Covington, TN 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 Covington Municipal — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 118.575
- 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 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.
What to say on 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at M04, 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 Covington Municipal.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Covington traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 01, Covington.
- Entering the pattern
Covington traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 01, Covington.
- Before taking the runway
Covington traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 01, Covington.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the M04 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if M04 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 338.3 | APCH/P |
|---|---|
| 385.45 | DEP/P |
Every M04 frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.575 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.0 |
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| Approach | 120.075 · secondary |
| Approach | 125.8 |
| Departure | 124.15 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at M04?
Covington Municipal 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 M04?
ASOS/AWOS at Covington Municipal is 118.575. 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 M04?
Approach for Covington Municipal is 120.075, working as "Memphis" (secondary). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about M04
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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