Windom Municipal Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Windom Municipal Airport (MWM · KMWM) is 2,400 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 Windom Municipal 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 KMWM reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 087°downwind 357°base 267°final 177°45° entry1735

RWY 17LEFT traffic

Heading
177° mag · 180° true
Dimensions
3,598 × 75 ft
TPA
2,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Concrete
Lights
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF
122.9

Enter the left downwind (heading 357°) on the 45° at 2,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 17
Threshold elev
1,409 ft
Markings
nonprecision
Threshold crossing height
25 ft
TDZ elevation
1,411 ft
End lights
REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 15k, Double wheel 20k.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
17 Left traffic 177° mag 2,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35 Left traffic 357° mag 2,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KMWM; 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 KMWM

Windom Municipal Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.9. 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 KMWM?

Windom Municipal 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 2,400 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 KMWM have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Windom Municipal Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at KMWM?

Windom Municipal Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.9. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KMWM

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.