Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV · KRHV) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 31R, 13R are charted right traffic.

All of Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County — 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 KRHV reports it.

RWY 13LLEFT traffic

Heading: 127° mag · 143° true
Dimensions: 3,100 × 75 ft
TPA: 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (right) (4°)
Displaced thr: 499 ft
CTAF: 119.8

More details — RWY 13L

Threshold elev: 124 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Tree, 47 ft, 920 ft from threshold, 205 ft L of centerline — 15:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 45 ft
TDZ elevation: 135 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Fair. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 17k.

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
13L	Left traffic	127° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31R	Right traffic	307° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
13R	Right traffic	127° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31L	Left traffic	307° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KRHV; 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 KRHV

Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County is towered, working 119.8. 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: 31R, 13R. 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 KRHV?

Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County 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 1,100 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 KRHV have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 31R, 13R. Every other end at Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KRHV?

Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County is towered (119.8), 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 KRHV

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.