Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF · KOPF) is 1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 27R, 09R are charted right traffic.

All of Miami-Opa Locka Executive 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 KOPF reports it.

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading: 128° mag · 122° true
Dimensions: 6,800 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°) + MALSR
ILS: ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 111.55 (OLX) · GS 3.00°
Displaced thr: 800 ft
CTAF: 134.675

More details — RWY 12

Threshold elev: 8 ft
Markings: precision
Approach obstacle: Trees, 30 ft, 1,340 ft from threshold, 495 ft R of centerline — 38:1 slope to clear
Threshold crossing height: 53 ft
TDZ elevation: 8 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 6,800 / 7,800 / 7,000 / 6,000 ft

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 120k, Double wheel 249k, Dual tandem 484k, Double dual tandem 1000k. PCN 61.

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
09L	Left traffic	093° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
27R	Right traffic	273° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
09R	Right traffic	093° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
27L	Left traffic	273° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12	Left traffic	128° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30	Left traffic	308° mag	1,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KOPF; 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 KOPF

Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport is towered, working 134.675. 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: 27R, 09R. 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 KOPF?

Miami-Opa Locka Executive 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 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 KOPF have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 27R, 09R. Every other end at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KOPF?

Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport is towered (134.675), 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 KOPF

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.