Brown Field Municipal Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM · KSDM) is 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 26R, 08R are charted right traffic.

All of Brown Field Municipal 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 KSDM reports it.

RWY 08LLEFT traffic

Heading: 082° mag · 096° true
Dimensions: 7,972 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: ASPH-CONC
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF: 128.25

More details — RWY 08L

Threshold elev: 526 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Threshold crossing height: 52 ft
TDZ elevation: 526 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Weight bearing: Single wheel 107k, Double wheel 141k, Dual tandem 213k. PCN 43.

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
08L	Left traffic	082° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26R	Right traffic	262° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
08R	Right traffic	082° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26L	Left traffic	262° mag	1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KSDM; 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 KSDM

Brown Field Municipal Airport is towered, working 128.25. 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: 26R, 08R. 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 KSDM?

Brown Field Municipal 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 1,500 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 KSDM have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 26R, 08R. Every other end at Brown Field Municipal Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KSDM?

Brown Field Municipal Airport is towered (128.25), 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 KSDM

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.