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Kingsville Naval Air Station traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Kingsville Naval Air Station (NQI · KNQI) is 1,100 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 Kingsville Naval Air Station — 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 KNQI reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 041°downwind 311°base 221°final 131°45° entry13L31R13R31L17L35R17R35L

RWY 13LLEFT traffic

Heading
131° mag · 135° true
Dimensions
8,000 × 198 ft
TPA
1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
PEM
More details — RWY 13L
Threshold elev
48 ft
Markings
precision
TDZ elevation
49 ft
End lights
REIL
Arresting gear
E28

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: High. PCN 49.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
13L Left traffic 130° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31R Left traffic 310° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
13R Left traffic 130° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31L Left traffic 310° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17L Left traffic 175° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35R Left traffic 355° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17R Left traffic 175° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35L Left traffic 355° mag 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KNQI; 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 KNQI

Kingsville Naval Air Station is towered, working 124.1. 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 KNQI?

Kingsville Naval Air Station 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 1,100 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 KNQI have right traffic?

No. All 8 runway ends at Kingsville Naval Air Station use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KNQI?

Kingsville Naval Air Station is towered (124.1), 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 KNQI

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.