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Wabash Municipal Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Wabash Municipal Airport (IWH · KIWH) is 1,800 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 Wabash Municipal 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 KIWH reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 092°downwind 002°base 272°final 182°45° entry18273609

RWY 18LEFT traffic

Heading
182° mag · 179° true
Dimensions
1,940 × 60 ft
TPA
1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
Displaced thr
403 ft
CTAF
122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 002°) on the 45° at 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 18
Threshold elev
790 ft
Markings
basic
Approach obstacle
Trees, 84 ft, 1,440 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 14:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
TDZ elevation
794 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Low. Weight bearing: Single wheel 27k.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
09 Left traffic 092° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
27 Left traffic 272° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
18 Left traffic 182° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36 Left traffic 002° mag 1,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KIWH; 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 KIWH

Wabash Municipal 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 KIWH?

Wabash Municipal 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 1,800 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 KIWH have right traffic?

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

What frequency is the pattern on at KIWH?

Wabash Municipal 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 KIWH

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.