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Non-towered · Class G at the surface

Mcminn County (KMMI) radio calls

Athens, TNICAO KMMI · FAA MMI

Mcminn County is a non-towered airport in Athens, TN. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Mcminn County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Knoxville Approach on 123.9, 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

CTAFMcminn County Traffic122.8
Approach / DepartureKnoxville Approach123.9

Airport

Runways
02 · 20
Elevation
874 ft
Position
35.399, -84.562

Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF

Sample calls at KMMI

Mcminn County has no operating control tower. Every call below goes out on the CTAF, 122.8, to the other aircraft, not to a controller. The runway shown is 02; 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.

  1. Tune 122.8. 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).
  2. YouMcminn County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero two, Mcminn County.
  3. YouMcminn County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero two, departing the pattern to the north, Mcminn County.
  4. 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).
  5. YouMcminn County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Mcminn County, Mcminn County.
  6. YouMcminn County UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Mcminn County.
  7. 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.
  8. YouMcminn County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero two, full stop, Mcminn County.
  9. YouMcminn County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero two, Mcminn County.
  10. YouMcminn County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero two, full stop, Mcminn County.
  11. YouMcminn County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero two, Mcminn County.

If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Knoxville Approach on 123.9 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 Oct 29, 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.