Poplarville/Pearl River County frequencies

Poplarville/Pearl River County (M13) in Poplarville, MS has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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Taxi & takeoff

CTAF 122.9
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.

Departure & arrival Gulfport

App/Dep 124.6
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 126.8 (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 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at M13, 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 — 122.9 is not unique to Poplarville/Pearl River County.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Poplarville Pearl River traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 16, Poplarville Pearl River.
  • Entering the pattern Poplarville Pearl River traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 16, Poplarville Pearl River.
  • Before taking the runway Poplarville Pearl River traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 16, Poplarville Pearl River.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the M13 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if M13 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

By procedure & sector (2 more)
327.8HATTIESBURG RCAG (LOW)
354.1APCH/P DEP/P
Every M13 frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9
Flight service126.8 (LOW)
App/Dep124.6

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at M13?

Poplarville/Pearl River County is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.

What is the approach frequency for M13?

App/Dep for Poplarville/Pearl River County is 124.6, working as "Gulfport". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.