Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field (SBS · KSBS) is 7,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 14 is charted right traffic. · Open on the map

All of Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams 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 KSBS reports it.

RWY 14RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 143° mag · 153° true
Dimensions: 4,452 × 100 ft
TPA: 7,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the right downwind (heading 323°) on the 45° at 7,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 14

Threshold elev: 6,875 ft
Markings: basic
TDZ elevation: 6,881 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 4,452 / 4,452 / 3,852 / 3,852 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 50k, Double wheel 60k.

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
14	Right traffic	143° mag	7,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
32	Left traffic	323° mag	7,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KSBS; 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 KSBS

Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field 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.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 14. 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 KSBS?

Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams 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 7,900 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 KSBS have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 14. Every other end at Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at KSBS?

Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field 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 KSBS

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.

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