Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Douglas Hunter Field (1M5) radio calls
Portland, TNFAA identifier 1M5; no ICAO code assigned
Douglas Hunter Field is a non-towered airport in Portland, TN. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.975, as Douglas Hunter Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Nashville Approach on 119.35, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
No Class B, C, D or E surface area is designated for this airport in the FAA data, so the airspace at the surface is Class G.
Frequencies
| CTAFDouglas Hunter Field Traffic | 122.975 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureNashville Approach | 119.35 |
Airport
- Runways
- 01 · 19
- Elevation
- 818 ft
- Position
- 36.593, -86.477
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 1M5
Douglas Hunter Field has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.975, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 01; use whichever runway the wind and the traffic dictate on the day.
The aircraft is the AIM’s own example, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot; the squawk codes, altitudes and headings are illustrative. Frequencies, station names and runway numbers are this airport’s, from the FAA data.
- Tune 122.975. Nobody clears you; you announce and you listen. The airport name goes at the start and the end of every call, and the runway is always a number, never "the active" (AIM 4-1-9 g 8).
- YouDouglas Hunter Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero one, Douglas Hunter Field.
- YouDouglas Hunter Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero one, departing the pattern to the north, Douglas Hunter Field.
- Announce until you are about 10 miles out; on the way back, start announcing at 10 miles (AIM 4-1-9 c 1, TBL 4-1-1).
- YouDouglas Hunter Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Douglas Hunter Field, Douglas Hunter Field.
- YouDouglas Hunter Field UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Douglas Hunter Field.
- A UNICOM operator, if one is on, answers with the wind and the runway in use (AIM 4-1-9 h). If nobody answers, choose the runway from the wind and the pattern traffic you can hear.
- YouDouglas Hunter Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero one, full stop, Douglas Hunter Field.
- YouDouglas Hunter Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero one, Douglas Hunter Field.
- YouDouglas Hunter Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero one, full stop, Douglas Hunter Field.
- YouDouglas Hunter Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero one, Douglas Hunter Field.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Nashville Approach on 119.35 once clear of the pattern: identification, type, position, altitude, destination, "request VFR flight following" (AIM 4-1-18 a 3). Do not use "any traffic in the area, please advise"; the AIM says it is not to be used under any condition (AIM 4-1-9 g 1).
Phraseology from AIM 4-1-9 c 1, g 1, g 8, h; TBL 4-1-1; 4-3-3. What TowerTalk grades against →
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Frequencies, runways and airspace from the FAA National Airspace System Resources (NASR) 28-day subscription, cycle effective Sep 3, 2026. Training use only. Always verify against a current Chart Supplement and sectional chart before flight; frequencies change. TowerTalk is not affiliated with the FAA. Report a discrepancy.
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