Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK · KLUK) is 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, 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 KLUK reports it.

RWY 25LEFT traffic

Heading: 246° mag · 242° true
Dimensions: 5,127 × 100 ft
TPA: 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: VASI (3°)
CTAF: 118.7

More details — RWY 25

Threshold elev: 475 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Tree, 57 ft, 1,261 ft from threshold, 254 ft R of centerline — 18:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 40 ft
TDZ elevation: 478 ft

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 11k, Double wheel 20k, Dual tandem 55k. PCN 38.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
03L	Left traffic	027° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
21R	Left traffic	207° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
03R	Left traffic	025° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
21L	Left traffic	205° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
07	Left traffic	066° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
25	Left traffic	246° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KLUK; 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 KLUK

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field is towered, working 118.7. 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 KLUK?

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken 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 1,500 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 KLUK have right traffic?

No. All 6 runway ends at Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KLUK?

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field is towered (118.7), 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 KLUK

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.