Dare County Regional Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Dare County Regional Airport (MQI · KMQI · MEO) is 1,000 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 Dare County 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 KMQI reports it.

RWY 17LEFT traffic

Heading: 167° mag · 158° true
Dimensions: 3,303 × 75 ft
TPA: 1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Displaced thr: 290 ft
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 347°) on the 45° at 1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 17

Threshold elev: 13 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Trees, 67 ft, 364 ft from threshold, 261 ft L of centerline — 2:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
TDZ elevation: 13 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 20k.

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
05	Left traffic	047° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
23	Left traffic	227° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17	Left traffic	167° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35	Left traffic	347° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KMQI; 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 KMQI

Dare County Regional Airport 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 KMQI?

Dare County Regional 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 1,000 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 KMQI have right traffic?

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

What frequency is the pattern on at KMQI?

Dare County Regional Airport 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 KMQI

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.