Sauk Centre Municipal traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Sauk Centre Municipal (D39) is 2,042 ft MSL · 800 AGL as published by the FAA, and every runway end is standard left traffic. · Open on the map

All of Sauk Centre Municipal — 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 D39 reports it.

RWY 14LEFT traffic

Heading: 148° mag · 151° true
Dimensions: 3,296 × 75 ft
TPA: 2,042 ft MSL · 800 AGL · charted
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF: 122.9

Enter the left downwind (heading 328°) on the 45° at 2,042 ft MSL.

More details — RWY 14

Threshold elev: 1,240 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 23 ft
TDZ elevation: 1,242 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA charted (NASR) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
14	Left traffic	148° mag	2,042 ft MSL · 800 AGL
32	Left traffic	328° mag	2,042 ft MSL · 800 AGL
08	Left traffic	088° mag	2,042 ft MSL · 800 AGL
26	Left traffic	268° mag	2,042 ft MSL · 800 AGL

Pattern altitude is published for D39 in the FAA NASR data. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at D39

Sauk Centre Municipal is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.9. 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 D39?

The FAA publishes a traffic pattern altitude of 800 ft AGL for Sauk Centre Municipal, which is 2,042 ft MSL on the altimeter with the field at 1,242 ft.

Does D39 have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Sauk Centre Municipal use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at D39?

Sauk Centre Municipal is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.9. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about D39

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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