Cold Bay Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Cold Bay Airport (CDB · PACD) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 26, 33 are 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 PACD reports it.

RWY 15LEFT traffic

Heading: 146° mag · 158° true
Dimensions: 10,179 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: MALSR
ILS: ILS · CAT I · LOC 110.3 (CDB) · GS 3.10°
CTAF: 123.6

Enter the left downwind (heading 326°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 15

Threshold elev: 73 ft
Markings: precision
TDZ elevation: 75 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 10,179 / 10,179 / 10,179 / 10,179 ft

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 120k, Double wheel 246k, Dual tandem 433k, Double dual tandem 970k.

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
08	Left traffic	083° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
26	Right traffic	263° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
15	Left traffic	146° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
33	Right traffic	326° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for PACD; 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 PACD

Cold Bay Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 123.6. 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: 26, 33. 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 PACD?

Cold Bay 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 1,100 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 PACD have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 26, 33. Every other end at Cold Bay Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at PACD?

Cold Bay Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 123.6. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about PACD

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.