Mojave Air & Space Port traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Mojave Air & Space Port (MHV · KMHV) is 3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 22, 26, 30 are charted right traffic.

All of Mojave Air & Space Port — 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 KMHV reports it.

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading: 121° mag · 135° true
Dimensions: 12,503 × 200 ft
TPA: 3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3.5°)
Displaced thr: 600 ft
CTAF: 127.6

More details — RWY 12

Threshold elev: 2,801 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Other, 375 ft, 14,400 ft from threshold, 250 ft L of centerline — 37:1 slope to clear
Threshold crossing height: 82 ft
TDZ elevation: 2,795 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Excellent. Edge lights: High. Weight bearing: Single wheel 120k, Double wheel 150k, Dual tandem 450k.

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
04	Left traffic	038° mag	3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
22	Right traffic	218° mag	3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
08	Left traffic	076° mag	3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Right traffic	256° mag	3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12	Left traffic	121° mag	3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30	Right traffic	301° mag	3,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KMHV; 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 KMHV

Mojave Air & Space Port is towered, working 127.6. 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.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 22, 26, 30. 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 KMHV?

Mojave Air & Space Port 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 3,800 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 KMHV have right traffic?

Yes, on 3 runway ends: 22, 26, 30. Every other end at Mojave Air & Space Port is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KMHV?

Mojave Air & Space Port is towered (127.6), 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 KMHV

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.