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Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) (NKX · KNKX) 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. · Open on the map

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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 KNKX reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 333°downwind 243°base 153°final 063°45° entry06L24R06R24L

RWY 06LLEFT traffic

Heading
063° mag · 075° true
Dimensions
12,000 × 200 ft
TPA
1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Concrete
Lights
4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
More details — RWY 06L
Threshold elev
425 ft
Threshold crossing height
52 ft
TDZ elevation
432 ft
End lights
centerline
Arresting gear
E28

Edge lights: High.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
06L Left traffic 063° mag 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
24R Left traffic 243° mag 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
06R Left traffic 063° mag 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
24L Left traffic 243° mag 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KNKX; 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 KNKX

Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) is towered, working 135.2. 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 KNKX?

Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss 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 1,500 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 KNKX have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KNKX?

Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) is towered (135.2), 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 KNKX

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.

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