Leesburg Executive Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO · KJYO) is 1,200 ft MSL · 810 AGL as published by the FAA, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

All of Leesburg Executive 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 KJYO reports it.

RWY 17LEFT traffic

Heading: 171° mag · 161° true
Dimensions: 5,500 × 100 ft
TPA: 1,200 ft MSL · 810 AGL · charted
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + ODALS
ILS: ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 111.75 (JYO) · GS 3.00°
CTAF: 127.5

More details — RWY 17

Threshold elev: 378 ft
Markings: precision
Approach obstacle: Tree, 30 ft, 724 ft from threshold, 520 ft L of centerline — 17:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 45 ft
TDZ elevation: 383 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 30k, Double wheel 70k. PCN 63.

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
17	Left traffic	171° mag	1,200 ft MSL · 810 AGL
35	Left traffic	351° mag	1,200 ft MSL · 810 AGL

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

Flying the pattern at KJYO

Leesburg Executive Airport is towered, working 127.5. 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 KJYO?

The FAA publishes a traffic pattern altitude of 810 ft AGL for Leesburg Executive Airport, which is 1,200 ft MSL on the altimeter with the field at 390 ft.

Does KJYO have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Leesburg Executive Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KJYO?

Leesburg Executive Airport is towered (127.5), 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 KJYO

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.