Bar E traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Bar E (MT86) is 5,100 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

All of Bar E — 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 MT86 reports it.

RWY 22LEFT traffic

Heading: 217° mag · 232° true
Dimensions: 4,975 × 50 ft
TPA: 5,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: NSTD
CTAF: 122.9

Enter the left downwind (heading 037°) on the 45° at 5,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 22

Threshold elev: 4,056 ft
Markings: nonstandard
Approach obstacle: Hill, 300 ft, 2,500 ft from threshold

Edge lights: Med.

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
04	Left traffic	037° mag	5,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
22	Left traffic	217° mag	5,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for MT86; 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 MT86

Bar E is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.9. 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 MT86?

Bar E 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 5,100 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 MT86 have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Bar E use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at MT86?

Bar E is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.9. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about MT86

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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