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Adelanto traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Adelanto (52CL) is 4,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and E, S are charted right traffic. · Open on the map

All of Adelanto — 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 52CL reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 180°downwind 270°base 000°final 090°45° entryEWNS

RWY ERIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading
090° mag · 104° true
Dimensions
5,100 × 100 ft
TPA
4,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Dirt
Displaced thr
300 ft
CTAF
124.05

Enter the right downwind (heading 270°) on the 45° at 4,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY E
Approach obstacle
Fence, 3 ft, 20 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

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
E Right traffic 090° mag 4,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
W Left traffic 270° mag 4,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
N Left traffic 000° mag 4,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
S Right traffic 180° mag 4,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 52CL; 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 52CL

Adelanto is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 124.05. 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: E, S. 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 52CL?

Adelanto 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 4,100 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 52CL have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: E, S. Every other end at Adelanto is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at 52CL?

Adelanto is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 124.05. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about 52CL

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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