Bent Nail Ranch traffic pattern
Pattern altitude at Bent Nail Ranch (7KS4) is 2,100 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
All of Bent Nail Ranch — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherPattern 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 7KS4 reports it.
RWY 20LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 188° mag · 193° true
- Dimensions
- 1,550 × 60 ft
- TPA
- 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Turf
Enter the left downwind (heading 008°) on the 45° at 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 20
- Threshold elev
- 1,112 ft
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 40 ft, 400 ft from threshold
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Left traffic | 008° mag | 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) |
| 20 | Left traffic | 188° mag | 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) |
No pattern altitude is published for 7KS4; 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 7KS4
Bent Nail Ranch 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.
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 7KS4?
Bent Nail Ranch 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 2,100 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 7KS4 have right traffic?
No. All 2 runway ends at Bent Nail Ranch use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.
More about 7KS4
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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