Sands traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Sands (MT89) is 4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 01, 19 are charted right 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 MT89 reports it.

RWY 19RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 208° true
Dimensions: 1,900 × 28 ft
TPA: 4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt

Enter the right downwind (heading 028°) on the 45° at 4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 19

Threshold elev: 3,001 ft

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
01	Right traffic	28° true	4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
19	Right traffic	208° true	4,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for MT89; 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 (true — magnetic variation unavailable); downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at MT89

Sands is non towered. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 01, 19. 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 MT89?

Sands 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 4,000 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 MT89 have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 01, 19. Every other end at Sands is standard left traffic.

More about MT89

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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