Mancelona Municipal traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Mancelona Municipal (D90) is 2,100 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

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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 D90 reports it.

RWY 10LEFT traffic

Heading: 107° mag · 102° true
Dimensions: 2,050 × 120 ft
TPA: 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Turf
Displaced thr: 830 ft
CTAF: 122.9

Enter the left downwind (heading 287°) on the 45° at 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 10

Threshold elev: 1,121 ft
Approach obstacle: Trees, 62 ft, 175 ft from threshold, 98 ft L/R of centerline — 2:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface

Condition: Good.

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
18	Left traffic	185° mag	2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36	Left traffic	005° mag	2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
10	Left traffic	107° mag	2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
28	Left traffic	287° mag	2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for D90; 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 D90

Mancelona 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 D90?

Mancelona Municipal 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 2,100 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 D90 have right traffic?

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

What frequency is the pattern on at D90?

Mancelona 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 D90

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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