Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV · PACV) is 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 09 is charted right traffic.

All of Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport — 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 PACV reports it.

RWY 16LEFT traffic

Heading: 162° mag · 181° true
Dimensions: 1,934 × 30 ft
TPA: 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Gravel
CTAF: 123.6

Enter the left downwind (heading 342°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 16

Threshold elev: 50 ft
Markings: none
TDZ elevation: 50 ft

Condition: Fair.

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
09	Right traffic	095° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
27	Left traffic	275° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
16	Left traffic	162° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
34	Left traffic	342° mag	1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for PACV; 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 PACV

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith 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: 09. 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 PACV?

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith 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 PACV have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 09. Every other end at Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at PACV?

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith 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 PACV

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.