Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU · KNGU) is 1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 28 is charted right traffic.

All of Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers 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 KNGU reports it.

RWY 10LEFT traffic

Heading: 100° mag · 090° true
Dimensions: 8,370 × 200 ft
TPA: 1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (right) (3°) + ALSF2
ILS: ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 108.95 (NGU) · GS 3.00°
Displaced thr: 299 ft

More details — RWY 10

Threshold elev: 13 ft
Markings: precision
Threshold crossing height: 35 ft
TDZ elevation: 14 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 8,370 / — / — / 8,071 ft
End lights: REIL, centerline, TDZ
Arresting gear: E28

Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. 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
10	Left traffic	100° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
28	Right traffic	280° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KNGU; 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 KNGU

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers 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.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 28. A right pattern at a field where the other end is left is the single most common place to end up pointing at opposing traffic. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at KNGU?

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers 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 1,000 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 KNGU have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 28. Every other end at Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KNGU?

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers 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 KNGU

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.