Flying Cloud Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Flying Cloud Airport (FCM · KFCM) is 1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 28R, 10R are charted right traffic.

All of Flying Cloud 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 KFCM reports it.

RWY 18LEFT traffic

Heading: 183° mag · 186° true
Dimensions: 2,690 × 75 ft
TPA: 1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3.5°)
CTAF: 119.15

More details — RWY 18

Threshold elev: 899 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Tank, 48 ft, 907 ft from threshold, 262 ft R of centerline — 14:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 45 ft
TDZ elevation: 905 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 12.5k.

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
10L	Left traffic	098° mag	1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
28R	Right traffic	278° mag	1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
10R	Right traffic	098° mag	1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
28L	Left traffic	278° mag	1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
18	Left traffic	183° mag	1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36	Left traffic	003° mag	1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KFCM; 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 KFCM

Flying Cloud Airport is towered, working 119.15. 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: 28R, 10R. 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 KFCM?

Flying Cloud 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 1,900 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 KFCM have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 28R, 10R. Every other end at Flying Cloud Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KFCM?

Flying Cloud Airport is towered (119.15), 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 KFCM

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.