Charles W. Baker Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Charles W. Baker Airport (2M8) is 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 36 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 2M8 reports it.

RWY 18LEFT traffic

Heading: 185° mag · 184° true
Dimensions: 3,499 × 75 ft
TPA: 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 2-light PAPI (left) (4°)
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 005°) on the 45° at 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 18

Threshold elev: 247 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Tree, 73 ft, 1,408 ft from threshold, 1406 ft R of centerline — 16:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 40 ft
TDZ elevation: 247 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 25k.

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
18	Left traffic	185° mag	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36	Right traffic	005° mag	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
18U	Left traffic	183° mag	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36U	Left traffic	003° mag	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 2M8; 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 2M8

Charles W. Baker 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: 36. 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 2M8?

Charles W. Baker 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 1,200 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 2M8 have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 36. Every other end at Charles W. Baker Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at 2M8?

Charles W. Baker 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 2M8

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.