Waukegan National Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Waukegan National Airport (UGN · KUGN) is 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 23 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 KUGN reports it.

RWY 14LEFT traffic

Heading: 147° mag · 144° true
Dimensions: 3,750 × 75 ft
TPA: 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: VASI (3.5°)
Displaced thr: 489 ft
CTAF: 120.05

More details — RWY 14

Threshold elev: 728 ft
Markings: basic
Approach obstacle: Road, 29 ft, 205 ft from threshold, 125 ft L of centerline — 1:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 30 ft
TDZ elevation: 728 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 16k, Double wheel 23k.

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
05	Left traffic	051° mag	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
23	Right traffic	231° mag	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
14	Left traffic	147° mag	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
32	Left traffic	327° mag	1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KUGN; 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 KUGN

Waukegan National Airport is towered, working 120.05. 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: 23. 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 KUGN?

Waukegan National 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 1,700 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 KUGN have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 23. Every other end at Waukegan National Airport is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at KUGN?

Waukegan National Airport is towered (120.05), 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 KUGN

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.