Non-towered · Class E surface area
Raleigh County Meml (KBKW) radio calls
Beckley, WVICAO KBKW · FAA BKW
Raleigh County Meml is a non-towered airport in Beckley, WV. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Raleigh County Meml Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Charleston Approach on 125.4, which is who you call for VFR flight following.
The airport has a Class E surface area: no radio requirement to enter, but VFR weather minimums apply to the surface.
Frequencies
| CTAFRaleigh County Meml Traffic | 123.0 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureCharleston Approach | 125.4 |
Airport
- Runways
- 01 · 19 · 10 · 28
- Elevation
- 2,504 ft
- Position
- 37.787, -81.124
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KBKW
Raleigh County Meml has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 123.0, 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 123.0. 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).
- YouRaleigh County Meml traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero one, Raleigh County Meml.
- YouRaleigh County Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero one, departing the pattern to the north, Raleigh County Meml.
- 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).
- YouRaleigh County Meml traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Raleigh County Meml, Raleigh County Meml.
- YouRaleigh County Meml UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Raleigh County Meml.
- 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.
- YouRaleigh County Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero one, full stop, Raleigh County Meml.
- YouRaleigh County Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero one, Raleigh County Meml.
- YouRaleigh County Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero one, full stop, Raleigh County Meml.
- YouRaleigh County Meml traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero one, Raleigh County Meml.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Charleston Approach on 125.4 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 →
The calls you will make here
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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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