Bolivar Municipal frequencies
Bolivar Municipal (M17) in Bolivar, MO 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
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- 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 & arrival Springfield
- App/Dep 124.95
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at M17, 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 Bolivar Municipal.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Bolivar traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 18, Bolivar.
- Entering the pattern
Bolivar traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 18, Bolivar.
- Before taking the runway
Bolivar traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 18, Bolivar.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the M17 traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if M17 publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (1 more)
| 318.2 | APCH/P DEP/P |
|---|
Every M17 frequency, as one table
| CTAF | 123.0 |
|---|---|
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| App/Dep | 124.95 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at M17?
Bolivar 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 approach frequency for M17?
App/Dep for Bolivar Municipal is 124.95, working as "Springfield". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about M17
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.
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