Hammond Northshore Regional Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (HDC · KHDC) is 1,002 ft MSL · 956 AGL as published by the FAA, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

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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 KHDC reports it.

RWY 13LEFT traffic

Heading: 135° mag · 135° true
Dimensions: 6,502 × 100 ft
TPA: 1,002 ft MSL · 956 AGL · charted
Surface: ASPH-CONC
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3.3°)
CTAF: 120.575

More details — RWY 13

Threshold elev: 46 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 50 ft
TDZ elevation: 46 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 22k, Double wheel 33k.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA charted (NASR) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
13	Left traffic	135° mag	1,002 ft MSL · 956 AGL
31	Left traffic	315° mag	1,002 ft MSL · 956 AGL
18	Left traffic	180° mag	1,002 ft MSL · 956 AGL
36	Left traffic	000° mag	1,002 ft MSL · 956 AGL

Pattern altitude is published for KHDC in the FAA NASR data. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KHDC

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport is towered, working 120.575. 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 KHDC?

The FAA publishes a traffic pattern altitude of 956 ft AGL for Hammond Northshore Regional Airport, which is 1,002 ft MSL on the altimeter with the field at 46 ft.

Does KHDC have right traffic?

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

Do I fly a standard pattern at KHDC?

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport is towered (120.575), 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 KHDC

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.