Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA · KMWA) is 1,500 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 Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois — 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 KMWA reports it.

RWY 11LEFT traffic

Heading: 107° mag · 108° true
Dimensions: 4,997 × 100 ft
TPA: 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: ASPH-CONC
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF: 128.4

More details — RWY 11

Threshold elev: 454 ft
Markings: basic
Approach obstacle: Tree, 62 ft, 1,537 ft from threshold, 90 ft L of centerline — 21:1 slope to clear
Threshold crossing height: 26 ft
TDZ elevation: 472 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 4,997 / 4,997 / 4,997 / 4,997 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Excellent. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 45k, Double wheel 55k, Dual tandem 100k.

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	021° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
20	Left traffic	201° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
11	Left traffic	107° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
29	Left traffic	287° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KMWA; 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 KMWA

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois is towered, working 128.4. 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 KMWA?

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois 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 1,500 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 KMWA have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KMWA?

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois is towered (128.4), 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 KMWA

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.