Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (MRB · KMRB) is 1,600 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 Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd 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 KMRB reports it.

RWY 26LEFT traffic

Heading: 259° mag · 251° true
Dimensions: 8,815 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: ASPH-CONC
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + MALSR
ILS: ILS · CAT I · LOC 108.3 (EXW) · GS 3.00°
Displaced thr: 1,000 ft
CTAF: 124.3

More details — RWY 26

Threshold elev: 550 ft
Markings: precision
Approach obstacle: Tree, 64 ft, 768 ft from threshold, 230 ft L of centerline — 8:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 52 ft
TDZ elevation: 548 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 8,815 / 8,815 / 8,815 / 7,815 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 120k, Double wheel 195k, Dual tandem 339k, Double dual tandem 830k. PCN 56.

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
08	Left traffic	079° mag	1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Left traffic	259° mag	1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KMRB; 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 KMRB

Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field is towered, working 124.3. 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 KMRB?

Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd 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 1,600 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 KMRB have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KMRB?

Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field is towered (124.3), 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 KMRB

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.