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Delta County Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Delta County Airport (ESC · KESC) is 1,600 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 Delta County 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 KESC reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 006°downwind 276°base 186°final 096°45° entry10192801

RWY 10LEFT traffic

Heading
096° mag · 091° true
Dimensions
6,498 × 150 ft
TPA
1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
Lights
MALSR
ILS
ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 109.3 (ESC) · GS 3.00°
CTAF
122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 276°) on the 45° at 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 10
Threshold elev
609 ft
Markings
precision
TDZ elevation
609 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA
6,498 / 6,498 / 6,498 / 6,498 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Porous friction course. Weight bearing: Single wheel 111k, Double wheel 170k, Dual tandem 251k, Double dual tandem 699k.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
01 Left traffic 006° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19 Left traffic 186° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
10 Left traffic 096° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
28 Left traffic 276° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KESC; 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 KESC

Delta County 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.

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 KESC?

Delta County 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 1,600 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 KESC have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Delta County Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at KESC?

Delta County 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 KESC

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.