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Ephraim/Gibraltar traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Ephraim/Gibraltar (3D2) is 1,800 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 3D2 reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 050°downwind 320°base 230°final 140°45° entry14193201

RWY 14LEFT traffic

Heading
140° mag · 136° true
Dimensions
2,697 × 60 ft
TPA
1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
Lights
2-light PAPI (left) (3.5°)
CTAF
123.0

Enter the left downwind (heading 320°) on the 45° at 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 14
Threshold elev
763 ft
Markings
nonprecision
Threshold crossing height
24 ft
TDZ elevation
763 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 12.5k.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
14 Left traffic 140° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
32 Left traffic 320° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
01 Left traffic 012° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19 Left traffic 192° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 3D2; 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 3D2

Ephraim/Gibraltar is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 123.0. 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 3D2?

Ephraim/Gibraltar 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 1,800 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 3D2 have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Ephraim/Gibraltar use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at 3D2?

Ephraim/Gibraltar is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 123.0. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about 3D2

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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