Ames Municipal Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Ames Municipal Airport (AMW · KAMW) is 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 01, 13 are charted right traffic.

All of Ames Municipal Airport — 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 KAMW reports it.

RWY 13RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 133° mag · 136° true
Dimensions: 3,491 × 75 ft
TPA: 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Concrete
CTAF: 122.7

Enter the right downwind (heading 313°) on the 45° at 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 13

Threshold elev: 926 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Tree, 7 ft, 340 ft from threshold, 95 ft L of centerline — 20:1 slope to clear
TDZ elevation: 929 ft

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 30k. PCN 10.

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
01	Right traffic	014° mag	2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19	Left traffic	194° mag	2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
13	Right traffic	133° mag	2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31	Left traffic	313° mag	2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KAMW; 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 KAMW

Ames Municipal Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.7. 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: 01, 13. 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 KAMW?

Ames Municipal Airport 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 2,000 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 KAMW have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 01, 13. Every other end at Ames Municipal Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at KAMW?

Ames Municipal Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.7. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KAMW

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.