Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (MML · KMML) is 2,200 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 Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field — 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 KMML reports it.

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading: 125° mag · 130° true
Dimensions: 7,221 × 100 ft
TPA: 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + MALSR
ILS: ILS · CAT I · LOC 109.7 (GBY) · GS 3.00°
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 305°) on the 45° at 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 12

Threshold elev: 1,183 ft
Markings: precision
Threshold crossing height: 50 ft
TDZ elevation: 1,183 ft

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: High. Weight bearing: Single wheel 72k, Double wheel 105k. PCN 27.

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
02	Left traffic	023° mag	2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
20	Left traffic	203° mag	2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12	Left traffic	125° mag	2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30	Left traffic	305° mag	2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KMML; 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 KMML

Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

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 KMML?

Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan 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 2,200 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 KMML have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at KMML?

Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KMML

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.