Buffalo Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Buffalo Airport (1E7) is 4,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 20 is charted right 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 1E7 reports it.

RWY 20RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 194° mag · 203° true
Dimensions: 6,200 × 150 ft
TPA: 4,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Turf
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the right downwind (heading 014°) on the 45° at 4,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 20

Approach obstacle: Tree, 30 ft, 250 ft from threshold, 78 ft L of centerline — 8:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: Low.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
02	Left traffic	014° mag	4,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
20	Right traffic	194° mag	4,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
08	Left traffic	082° mag	4,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Left traffic	262° mag	4,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 1E7; 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; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at 1E7

Buffalo Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 20. A right pattern at a field where the other end is left is the single most common place to end up pointing at opposing traffic. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at 1E7?

Buffalo Airport 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 4,600 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 1E7 have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 20. Every other end at Buffalo Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at 1E7?

Buffalo Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about 1E7

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.