Smith Air Strip traffic pattern
Pattern altitude at Smith Air Strip (25NC) is 1,600 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
All of Smith Air Strip — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherPattern 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 25NC reports it.
RWY 18LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 180° mag · 173° true
- Dimensions
- 3,100 × 60 ft
- TPA
- 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Turf
- Displaced thr
- 150 ft
Enter the left downwind (heading 000°) on the 45° at 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 18
- Approach obstacle
- Road, 150 ft from threshold
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)
Pattern direction by runway
| Runway | Pattern | Heading | Pattern altitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Left traffic | 180° mag | 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) |
| 36 | Left traffic | 000° mag | 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) |
No pattern altitude is published for 25NC; 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 25NC
Smith Air Strip 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 25NC?
Smith Air Strip 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 1,600 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 25NC have right traffic?
No. All 2 runway ends at Smith Air Strip use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.
More about 25NC
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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