Sun Hill Ranch traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Sun Hill Ranch (CA70) is 4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 25, 30 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 CA70 reports it.

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading: 120° mag · 134° true
Dimensions: 3,800 × 80 ft
TPA: 4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Dirt
Displaced thr: 380 ft

Enter the left downwind (heading 300°) on the 45° at 4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 12

Approach obstacle: Fence, 6 ft, 0 ft from threshold, 45 ft L of centerline

Condition: Fair.

Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
07	Left traffic	070° mag	4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
25	Right traffic	250° mag	4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12	Left traffic	120° mag	4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30	Right traffic	300° mag	4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for CA70; 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 CA70

Sun Hill 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.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 25, 30. 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 CA70?

Sun Hill 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 4,000 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 CA70 have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 25, 30. Every other end at Sun Hill Ranch is standard left traffic.

More about CA70

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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