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Richter Aviation traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Richter Aviation (12CN) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left traffic. · Open on the map

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Pattern diagram

Drawn to scale from the FAA NASR runway alignments and the per end right traffic flags — pick a runway to see its pattern. Live wind picks the favored runway when 12CN reports it.

5,000 ftNxw 089°downwind 359°base 269°final 179°45° entry1634

RWY 16LEFT traffic

Heading
179° true
Dimensions
2,856 × 40 ft
TPA
1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt

Enter the left downwind (heading 359°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 16
Threshold elev
57 ft
Approach obstacle
Bldg, 20 ft, 300 ft from threshold
TDZ elevation
57 ft

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
16 Left traffic 179° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
34 Left traffic 359° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 12CN; the figure above is the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention for propeller aircraft, rounded to the field. Turbine aircraft normally fly 1,500 ft AGL. Headings are the runway alignment (true — magnetic variation unavailable); downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at 12CN

Richter Aviation is non towered. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

All ends are left traffic, which is the FAR 91.126 default — turns to the left unless the field charts otherwise. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at 12CN?

Richter Aviation has no traffic pattern altitude published in the FAA NASR data. The AC 90-66B convention for propeller aircraft is 1,000 ft AGL, which works out to roughly 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) here — but confirm it against the Chart Supplement before you fly, since a field can have a non standard pattern altitude that NASR does not carry.

Does 12CN have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Richter Aviation use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

More about 12CN

Pattern direction and alignment are drawn from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle); the diagram is generated, not an FAA chart. Pattern altitude is shown as published where NASR carries one, otherwise as the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention. For planning and education only; always verify against the Chart Supplement.

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