Wiley Post Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Wiley Post Airport (PWA · KPWA) is 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 13, 17L, 17R are charted right traffic.

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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 KPWA reports it.

RWY 13RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 130° mag · 135° true
Dimensions: 4,214 × 100 ft
TPA: 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Concrete
CTAF: 126.9

More details — RWY 13

Threshold elev: 1,270 ft
Markings: nonprecision
TDZ elevation: 1,289 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 4,562 / 4,562 / 4,562 / 4,562 ft

Condition: Excellent. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 35k, Double wheel 50k, Dual tandem 90k.

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
13	Right traffic	130° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31	Left traffic	310° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17L	Right traffic	175° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35R	Left traffic	355° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
17R	Right traffic	175° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35L	Left traffic	355° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KPWA; 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 KPWA

Wiley Post Airport is towered, working 126.9. 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: 13, 17L, 17R. 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 KPWA?

Wiley Post 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 2,300 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 KPWA have right traffic?

Yes, on 3 runway ends: 13, 17L, 17R. Every other end at Wiley Post Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KPWA?

Wiley Post Airport is towered (126.9), 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 KPWA

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.