Non-towered · Class G at the surface
Thomaston-Upson County (KOPN) radio calls
Thomaston, GAICAO KOPN · FAA OPN
Thomaston-Upson County is a non-towered airport in Thomaston, GA. Nobody clears you to do anything: you self-announce on the CTAF, 122.8, as Thomaston-Upson County Traffic, with the airport name at the start and end of each call. The approach control for the area is Atlanta Approach on 124.2, 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
| CTAFThomaston-Upson County Traffic | 122.8 |
|---|---|
| Approach / DepartureAtlanta Approach | 124.2 |
Airport
- Runways
- 12 · 30
- Elevation
- 798 ft
- Position
- 32.955, -84.264
Non-towered airport: self-announce on the CTAF
Sample calls at KOPN
Thomaston-Upson 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 12; 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 122.8. 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).
- YouThomaston-Upson County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, taxiing to runway one two, Thomaston-Upson County.
- YouThomaston-Upson County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, departing runway one two, departing the pattern to the north, Thomaston-Upson County.
- 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).
- YouThomaston-Upson County traffic, Cessna Three One Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, two thousand five hundred, landing Thomaston-Upson County, Thomaston-Upson County.
- YouThomaston-Upson County UNICOM, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, one zero miles south, request wind and runway information, Thomaston-Upson County.
- 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.
- YouThomaston-Upson County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, entering left downwind runway one two, full stop, Thomaston-Upson County.
- YouThomaston-Upson County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, left base runway one two, Thomaston-Upson County.
- YouThomaston-Upson County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, final runway one two, full stop, Thomaston-Upson County.
- YouThomaston-Upson County traffic, Cessna Six Zero Foxtrot, clear of runway one two, Thomaston-Upson County.
If things change. Want flight following after departure? Call Atlanta Approach on 124.2 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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