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Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (PYP · KPYP) is 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left 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 KPYP reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 157°downwind 067°base 337°final 247°45° entry2507

RWY 25LEFT traffic

Heading
247° mag · 243° true
Dimensions
5,500 × 100 ft
TPA
1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
CTAF
122.9

Enter the left downwind (heading 067°) on the 45° at 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 25
Threshold elev
595 ft
Markings
nonprecision
TDZ elevation
595 ft

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

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
07 Left traffic 067° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
25 Left traffic 247° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KPYP; 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 KPYP

Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.9. 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 KPYP?

Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional 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 1,600 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 KPYP have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at KPYP?

Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.9. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KPYP

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.