Mobile Regional Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Mobile Regional Airport (MOB · KMOB) is 1,019 ft MSL · 800 AGL as published by the FAA, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

All of Mobile Regional 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 KMOB reports it.

RWY 15LEFT traffic

Heading: 147° mag · 144° true
Dimensions: 8,502 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,019 ft MSL · 800 AGL · charted
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + MALSR
ILS: ILS · CAT I · LOC 109.9 (MOB) · GS 3.00°
CTAF: 118.3

More details — RWY 15

Threshold elev: 213 ft
Markings: precision
Threshold crossing height: 50 ft
TDZ elevation: 215 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 75k, Double wheel 162k, Dual tandem 270k, Double dual tandem 550k. PCN 55.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA charted (NASR) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
15	Left traffic	147° mag	1,019 ft MSL · 800 AGL
33	Left traffic	327° mag	1,019 ft MSL · 800 AGL
18	Left traffic	183° mag	1,019 ft MSL · 800 AGL
36	Left traffic	003° mag	1,019 ft MSL · 800 AGL

Pattern altitude is published for KMOB in the FAA NASR data. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KMOB

Mobile Regional Airport is towered, working 118.3. 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 KMOB?

The FAA publishes a traffic pattern altitude of 800 ft AGL for Mobile Regional Airport, which is 1,019 ft MSL on the altimeter with the field at 219 ft.

Does KMOB have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Mobile Regional Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KMOB?

Mobile Regional Airport is towered (118.3), 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 KMOB

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.