Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR · KBUR) is 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 08, 15 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 KBUR reports it.

RWY 15RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 155° mag · 167° true
Dimensions: 6,886 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: ASPH-CONC
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3.25°)
Displaced thr: 909 ft
CTAF: 122.95

More details — RWY 15

Threshold elev: 778 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Rr, 30 ft, 200 ft from threshold, 250 ft L of centerline
Threshold crossing height: 35 ft
TDZ elevation: 768 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 6,885 / 6,885 / 6,885 / 5,976 ft
LAHSO: 4,250 ft (hold short of 08/26)
End lights: REIL

Condition: Excellent. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 120k, Double wheel 201k, Dual tandem 352k, Double dual tandem 839k.

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
08	Right traffic	079° mag	1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Left traffic	259° mag	1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
15	Right traffic	155° mag	1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
33	Left traffic	335° mag	1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KBUR; 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 KBUR

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport is towered, working 118.7. 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.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 08, 15. 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 KBUR?

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope 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 1,800 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 KBUR have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 08, 15. Every other end at Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KBUR?

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport is towered (118.7), 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 KBUR

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.