Stinson Municipal traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Stinson Municipal (SSF · KSSF) 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. · Open on the map

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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 KSSF reports it.

RWY 10LEFT traffic

Heading: 100° mag · 103° true
Dimensions: 5,000 × 100 ft
TPA: 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Displaced thr: 450 ft
CTAF: 118.2

More details — RWY 10

Threshold elev: 578 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Trees, 29 ft, 205 ft from threshold, 25 ft L of centerline
Threshold crossing height: 40 ft
TDZ elevation: 577 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 5,000 / 5,000 / 5,000 / 4,550 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 30k, Double wheel 75k.

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
10	Left traffic	100° mag	1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
28	Left traffic	280° mag	1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
14	Left traffic	142° mag	1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
32	Left traffic	322° mag	1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KSSF; 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 KSSF

Stinson Municipal is towered, working 118.2. 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.

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 KSSF?

Stinson Municipal 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 KSSF have right traffic?

No. All 4 runway ends at Stinson Municipal use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KSSF?

Stinson Municipal is towered (118.2), 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 KSSF

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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