Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Monroe County Aeroplex (KMVC) radio calls
Monroeville, ALICAO KMVC · FAA MVC
Monroe County Aeroplex is a non-towered airport in Monroeville, AL. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 123.0, as Monroe County Aeroplex Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call.
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
| CTAFMonroe County Aeroplex Traffic | 123.0 |
|---|
Airport
- Runways
- 03 · 21
- Elevation
- 419 ft
- Position
- 31.458, -87.351
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KMVC
Monroe County Aeroplex 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 03; 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).
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway zero three, Monroe County Aeroplex.
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway zero three, departing the pattern to the north, Monroe County Aeroplex.
- 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).
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Monroe County Aeroplex, Monroe County Aeroplex.
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Monroe County Aeroplex.
- 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.
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway zero three, full stop, Monroe County Aeroplex.
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway zero three, Monroe County Aeroplex.
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway zero three, full stop, Monroe County Aeroplex.
- YouMonroe County Aeroplex traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway zero three, Monroe County Aeroplex.
If things change. 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). Listen for ten miles before you arrive; most of what you want to know has already been said.
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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