W N C Air Museum traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at W N C Air Museum (8NC9) is 3,100 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 W N C Air Museum — 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 8NC9 reports it.

RWY 14LEFT traffic

Heading: 140° mag · 135° true
Dimensions: 2,400 × 100 ft
TPA: 3,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Turf
CTAF: 123.0

Enter the left downwind (heading 320°) on the 45° at 3,100 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
14	Left traffic	140° mag	3,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
32	Left traffic	320° mag	3,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for 8NC9; 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 8NC9

W N C Air Museum 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 8NC9?

W N C Air Museum 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 3,100 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 8NC9 have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at W N C Air Museum use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at 8NC9?

W N C Air Museum 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 8NC9

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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