Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field (5A4) radio calls
Okolona, MSFAA identifier 5A4; no ICAO code assigned
Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field is a non-towered airport in Okolona, MS. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.9, as Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Columbus Approach on 126.075, 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
| CTAFOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field Traffic | 122.9 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureColumbus Approach | 126.075 |
Airport
- Runways
- 18 · 36
- Elevation
- 337 ft
- Position
- 34.016, -88.726
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at 5A4
Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.9, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 18; 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 122.9. 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).
- YouOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one eight, Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field.
- YouOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one eight, departing the pattern to the north, Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall 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).
- YouOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field, Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field.
- YouOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one eight, full stop, Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field.
- YouOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one eight, Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field.
- YouOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one eight, full stop, Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field.
- YouOkolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one eight, Okolona Municipal/Richard Stovall Field.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Columbus Approach on 126.075 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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