Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (PRC · KPRC) is 6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 03L, 21R, 21L are charted right traffic.

All of Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love 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 KPRC reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 034°downwind 304°base 214°final 124°45° entry123003L21R03R21L

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading
124° mag · 137° true
Dimensions
4,408 × 75 ft
TPA
6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
Lights
2-light PAPI (left) (4.24°)
Displaced thr
150 ft
CTAF
125.3
More details — RWY 12
Threshold elev
5,017 ft
Markings
nonprecision
Threshold crossing height
52 ft
TDZ elevation
5,027 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA
4,408 / 4,408 / 4,408 / 4,258 ft
End lights
REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 12.5k. PCN 10.

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
03L Right traffic 028° mag 6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
21R Right traffic 208° mag 6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
03R Left traffic 028° mag 6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
21L Right traffic 208° mag 6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12 Left traffic 124° mag 6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30 Left traffic 304° mag 6,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KPRC; 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 KPRC

Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field is towered, working 125.3. 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: 03L, 21R, 21L. 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 KPRC?

Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love 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 6,000 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 KPRC have right traffic?

Yes, on 3 runway ends: 03L, 21R, 21L. Every other end at Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KPRC?

Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field is towered (125.3), 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 KPRC

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.