Bodad traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Bodad (CA11) is 6,900 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 Bodad — 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 CA11 reports it.

5,000 ftNxw 074°downwind 344°base 254°final 164°45° entry1533

RWY 15LEFT traffic

Heading
164° true
Dimensions
1,032 × 40 ft
TPA
6,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Turf

Enter the left downwind (heading 344°) on the 45° at 6,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 15
Threshold elev
5,909 ft
TDZ elevation
5,909 ft

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
15 Left traffic 164° true 6,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
33 Left traffic 344° true 6,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for CA11; 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 CA11

Bodad 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 CA11?

Bodad 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 6,900 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 CA11 have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Bodad use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

More about CA11

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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