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Joint Base Andrews traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Joint Base Andrews (ADW · KADW) is 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

All of Joint Base Andrews — 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 KADW reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 280°downwind 190°base 100°final 010°45° entry01L19R01R19L

RWY 01LLEFT traffic

Heading
010° mag · 000° true
Dimensions
11,301 × 200 ft
TPA
1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Concrete
Lights
4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + ALSF2
ILS
ILS · CAT III · LOC 111.5 (RWS) · GS 3.00°
Displaced thr
991 ft
More details — RWY 01L
Threshold elev
253 ft
Markings
precision
Threshold crossing height
72 ft
TDZ elevation
261 ft
End lights
centerline, TDZ
Arresting gear
BAK-14

Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. PCN 92.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
01L Left traffic 010° mag 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19R Left traffic 190° mag 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
01R Left traffic 010° mag 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19L Left traffic 190° mag 1,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KADW; 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 KADW

Joint Base Andrews is towered, working 118.4. Contact the tower before entering the surface area and fly the pattern you are assigned — the directions below are the charted default when no instruction is given.

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 KADW?

Joint Base Andrews 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 1,300 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 KADW have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Joint Base Andrews use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KADW?

Joint Base Andrews is towered (118.4), so the pattern shown here is the charted default — but the controller's instruction overrides it. Expect straight in approaches, base entries and midfield crossings as traffic dictates.

More about KADW

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.