Mexico Farms Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Mexico Farms Airport (1W3) is 1,407 ft MSL · 800 AGL as published by the FAA, and 09 is charted right traffic. · Open on the map

All of Mexico Farms Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

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 1W3 reports it.

RWY 16LEFT traffic

Heading: 168° mag · 160° true
Dimensions: 2,100 × 195 ft
TPA: 1,407 ft MSL · 800 AGL · charted
Surface: TURF-G
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 348°) on the 45° at 1,407 ft MSL.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA charted (NASR) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
09	Right traffic	093° mag	1,407 ft MSL · 800 AGL
27	Left traffic	273° mag	1,407 ft MSL · 800 AGL
16	Left traffic	—	1,407 ft MSL · 800 AGL
34	Left traffic	—	1,407 ft MSL · 800 AGL

Pattern altitude is published for 1W3 in the FAA NASR data. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at 1W3

Mexico Farms 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: 09. 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 1W3?

The FAA publishes a traffic pattern altitude of 800 ft AGL for Mexico Farms Airport, which is 1,407 ft MSL on the altimeter with the field at 607 ft.

Does 1W3 have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 09. Every other end at Mexico Farms Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at 1W3?

Mexico Farms 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 1W3

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.