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Big Creek traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Big Creek (AK51) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 01W, 19W 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 AK51 reports it.

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RWY 14LEFT traffic

Heading
150° true
Dimensions
1,465 × 50 ft
TPA
1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
TURF-GRVL

Enter the left downwind (heading 330°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 14
Threshold elev
104 ft
Markings
STOL

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
01W Right traffic 355° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19W Right traffic 175° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12W Left traffic 149° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30W Left traffic 329° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
08W Left traffic 90° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26W Left traffic 270° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
05 Left traffic 62° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
23 Left traffic 242° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
14 Left traffic 151° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
32 Left traffic 331° true 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for AK51; 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 AK51

Big Creek 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: 01W, 19W. 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 AK51?

Big Creek 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 1,100 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 AK51 have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 01W, 19W. Every other end at Big Creek is standard left traffic.

More about AK51

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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