Flying Circus Aerodrome traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Flying Circus Aerodrome (3VA3) is 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 16, 20 are 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 3VA3 reports it.

RWY 16RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 160° mag · 151° true
Dimensions: 2,500 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Turf

Enter the right downwind (heading 340°) on the 45° at 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

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
16	Right traffic	160° mag	1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
34	Left traffic	340° mag	1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
02	Left traffic	020° mag	1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
20	Right traffic	200° mag	1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 3VA3; 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 3VA3

Flying Circus Aerodrome 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.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 16, 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 3VA3?

Flying Circus Aerodrome 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 1,300 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 3VA3 have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 16, 20. Every other end at Flying Circus Aerodrome is standard left traffic.

More about 3VA3

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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