Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV · KDOV) is 1,000 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 Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base — 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 KDOV reports it.

RWY 14LEFT traffic

Heading: 138° mag · 126° true
Dimensions: 12,903 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: ASPH-CONC
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Displaced thr: 4,251 ft

More details — RWY 14

Threshold elev: 29 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 78 ft
TDZ elevation: 29 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 12,903 / 12,903 / 12,903 / 8,653 ft

Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. PCN 105.

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
01	Left traffic	015° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19	Left traffic	195° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
14	Left traffic	138° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
32	Left traffic	318° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KDOV; 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 KDOV

Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base is towered, working 126.35. 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 KDOV?

Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base 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 1,000 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 KDOV have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KDOV?

Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base is towered (126.35), 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 KDOV

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.