Truckee Tahoe Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Truckee Tahoe Airport (TRK · KTRK · TKF) is 7,004 ft MSL · 1,100 AGL as published by the FAA, and 20 is charted right 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 KTRK reports it.

RWY 11LEFT traffic

Heading: 106° mag · 120° true
Dimensions: 7,001 × 100 ft
TPA: 7,004 ft MSL · 1,100 AGL · charted
Surface: Asphalt
CTAF: 120.575

More details — RWY 11

Threshold elev: 5,901 ft
Markings: nonprecision
TDZ elevation: 5,904 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 50k, Double wheel 80k.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA charted (NASR) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
02	Left traffic	016° mag	7,004 ft MSL · 1,100 AGL
20	Right traffic	196° mag	7,004 ft MSL · 1,100 AGL
11	Left traffic	106° mag	7,004 ft MSL · 1,100 AGL
29	Left traffic	286° mag	7,004 ft MSL · 1,100 AGL

Pattern altitude is published for KTRK in the FAA NASR data. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KTRK

Truckee Tahoe Airport is towered, working 120.575. 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: 20. 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 KTRK?

The FAA publishes a traffic pattern altitude of 1,100 ft AGL for Truckee Tahoe Airport, which is 7,004 ft MSL on the altimeter with the field at 5,904 ft.

Does KTRK have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 20. Every other end at Truckee Tahoe Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KTRK?

Truckee Tahoe Airport is towered (120.575), 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 KTRK

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.