Fulton County Airport Brown Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Fulton County Airport Brown Field (FTY · KFTY) is 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 26 is charted right traffic.

All of Fulton County Airport Brown 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 KFTY reports it.

RWY 26RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 265° mag · 260° true
Dimensions: 5,797 × 100 ft
TPA: 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: VASI (3°)
CTAF: 118.45

More details — RWY 26

Threshold elev: 814 ft
Markings: precision
Approach obstacle: Trees, 4 ft, 276 ft from threshold, 509 ft L of centerline — 19:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 50 ft
TDZ elevation: 814 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 105k, Double wheel 121k, Dual tandem 198k.

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
08	Left traffic	085° mag	1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Right traffic	265° mag	1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KFTY; 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 KFTY

Fulton County Airport Brown Field is towered, working 118.45. 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: 26. 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 KFTY?

Fulton County Airport Brown 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 1,800 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 KFTY have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 26. Every other end at Fulton County Airport Brown Field is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KFTY?

Fulton County Airport Brown Field is towered (118.45), 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 KFTY

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.