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General Mitchell International Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE · KMKE) is 1,700 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 General Mitchell International 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 KMKE reports it.

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RWY 13LEFT traffic

Heading
136° mag · 132° true
Dimensions
5,537 × 150 ft
TPA
1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
ASPH-CONC
Lights
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Displaced thr
738 ft
CTAF
122.95
More details — RWY 13
Threshold elev
671 ft
Markings
nonprecision
Approach obstacle
Pole, 33 ft, 816 ft from threshold, 69 ft L of centerline — 18:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height
54 ft
TDZ elevation
671 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA
5,537 / 5,537 / 5,537 / 4,797 ft
End lights
REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 80k, Double wheel 110k, Dual tandem 170k.

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
01L Left traffic 011° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19R Left traffic 191° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
01R Left traffic 011° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19L Left traffic 191° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
07L Left traffic 076° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
25R Left traffic 256° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
07R Left traffic 076° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
25L Left traffic 256° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
13 Left traffic 136° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31 Left traffic 316° mag 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KMKE; 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 KMKE

General Mitchell International Airport is towered, working 124.575. 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 KMKE?

General Mitchell International 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 1,700 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 KMKE have right traffic?

No. All 10 runway ends at General Mitchell International Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KMKE?

General Mitchell International Airport is towered (124.575), 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 KMKE

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.