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Simmons Army Air Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Simmons Army Air Field (FBG · KFBG) is 1,200 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 Simmons Army Air Field — 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 KFBG reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 005°downwind 275°base 185°final 095°45° entry1028

RWY 10LEFT traffic

Heading
095° mag · 086° true
Dimensions
4,121 × 100 ft
TPA
1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
CTAF
125.9
More details — RWY 10
Threshold elev
240 ft
Markings
precision
TDZ elevation
242 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. PCN 15.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
10 Left traffic 095° mag 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
28 Left traffic 275° mag 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KFBG; 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 KFBG

Simmons Army Air Field is towered, working 125.9. 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 KFBG?

Simmons Army Air Field 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 1,200 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 KFBG have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Simmons Army Air Field use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KFBG?

Simmons Army Air Field is towered (125.9), 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 KFBG

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.