Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal (61D) is 1,700 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 61D reports it.

RWY 19LEFT traffic

Heading: 187° true
Dimensions: 2,550 × 100 ft
TPA: 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Turf
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 007°) on the 45° at 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 19

Threshold elev: 722 ft
Approach obstacle: Trees, 74 ft, 120 ft from threshold, 50 ft R of centerline — 1:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface

Condition: Good.

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
09	Left traffic	89° true	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
27	Left traffic	269° true	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
01	Left traffic	7° true	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19	Left traffic	187° true	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 61D; 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 (true — magnetic variation unavailable); downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at 61D

Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal 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.

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 61D?

Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal 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 1,700 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 61D have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at 61D?

Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal 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 61D

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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