Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport (BPG · KBPG · HCA) is 3,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 06, 17 are charted right traffic.

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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 KBPG reports it.

RWY 17RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 175° mag · 182° true
Dimensions: 8,803 × 100 ft
TPA: 3,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Concrete
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + SSALS
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the right downwind (heading 355°) on the 45° at 3,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 17

Threshold elev: 2,550 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 45 ft
TDZ elevation: 2,562 ft

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 60k, Double wheel 150k, Dual tandem 200k.

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
06	Right traffic	060° mag	3,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
24	Left traffic	240° mag	3,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17	Right traffic	175° mag	3,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35	Left traffic	355° mag	3,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KBPG; 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 KBPG

Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.8. 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: 06, 17. 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 KBPG?

Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle 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 3,600 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 KBPG have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 06, 17. Every other end at Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at KBPG?

Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KBPG

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.