Clearwater Air Park traffic pattern
Pattern altitude at Clearwater Air Park (CLW · KCLW) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 34 is charted right traffic.
All of Clearwater Air Park — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherPattern 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 KCLW reports it.
RWY 16LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 158° mag · 154° true
- Dimensions
- 4,108 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- VASI (3.5°)
- Displaced thr
- 357 ft
- CTAF
- 123.0
Enter the left downwind (heading 338°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 16
- Threshold elev
- 66 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Approach obstacle
- Pole, 29 ft, 257 ft from threshold, 110 ft R of centerline — 1:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- Threshold crossing height
- 61 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 71 ft
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Left traffic | 159° mag | 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) |
| 34 | Right traffic | 339° mag | 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) |
No pattern altitude is published for KCLW; 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 KCLW
Clearwater Air Park is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 123.0. 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: 34. 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 KCLW?
Clearwater Air Park 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 1,100 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 KCLW have right traffic?
Yes, on one runway end: 34. Every other end at Clearwater Air Park is standard left traffic.
What frequency is the pattern on at KCLW?
Clearwater Air Park is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 123.0. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.
More about KCLW
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.