Sher-Wood Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Sher-Wood Airport (PWD · KPWD) is 3,300 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 Sher-Wood 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 KPWD reports it.

RWY 12LEFT traffic

Heading: 122° mag · 132° true
Dimensions: 3,900 × 75 ft
TPA: 3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the left downwind (heading 302°) on the 45° at 3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 12

Threshold elev: 2,252 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 28 ft
TDZ elevation: 2,252 ft

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

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
08	Left traffic	080° mag	3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Left traffic	260° mag	3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
12	Left traffic	122° mag	3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
30	Left traffic	302° mag	3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
16	Left traffic	170° mag	3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
34	Left traffic	350° mag	3,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KPWD; 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 KPWD

Sher-Wood Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

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 KPWD?

Sher-Wood 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 3,300 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 KPWD have right traffic?

No. All 6 runway ends at Sher-Wood Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at KPWD?

Sher-Wood Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.8. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KPWD

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.