Los Alamos Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Los Alamos Airport (LAM · KLAM) is 8,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 27 is charted right 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 KLAM reports it.

RWY 27RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 272° mag · 282° true
Dimensions: 6,000 × 120 ft
TPA: 8,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF: 123.0

Enter the right downwind (heading 092°) on the 45° at 8,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 27

Threshold elev: 7,080 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 45 ft
TDZ elevation: 7,126 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 43k. PCN 35.

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
09	Left traffic	092° mag	8,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
27	Right traffic	272° mag	8,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KLAM; 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 KLAM

Los Alamos Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 123.0. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 27. 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 KLAM?

Los Alamos 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 8,200 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 KLAM have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 27. Every other end at Los Alamos Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at KLAM?

Los Alamos Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 123.0. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KLAM

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.