Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field (VBT · KVBT) is 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

All of Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden 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 KVBT reports it.

RWY 18LEFT traffic

Heading: 179° mag · 180° true
Dimensions: 5,053 × 75 ft
TPA: 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Displaced thr: 257 ft
CTAF: 122.975

Enter the left downwind (heading 359°) on the 45° at 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 18

Threshold elev: 1,289 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Brush, 19 ft, 510 ft from threshold, 285 ft R of centerline — 16:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 45 ft
TDZ elevation: 1,298 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 4,453 / 4,453 / 4,453 / 4,196 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 30k, Double wheel 59k.

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
18	Left traffic	179° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36	Left traffic	359° mag	2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KVBT; 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 KVBT

Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.975. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

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 KVBT?

Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden 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 2,300 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 KVBT have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at KVBT?

Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.975. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KVBT

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.