Red Dog Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Red Dog Airport (DGG · PADG · RDB) is 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 21 is 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 PADG reports it.

RWY 21RIGHT trafficRP · charted

Heading: 210° mag · 221° true
Dimensions: 6,312 × 100 ft
TPA: 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 2-light PAPI (left) (3.25°)
Displaced thr: 279 ft

Enter the right downwind (heading 030°) on the 45° at 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 21

Threshold elev: 969 ft
Markings: precision
Approach obstacle: Hill, 300 ft, 7,500 ft from threshold, 50 ft L of centerline — 11:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 44 ft
TDZ elevation: 969 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 6,312 / 6,312 / 6,033 / 5,754 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: High. Surface: Grooved.

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
03	Left traffic	031° mag	2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
21	Right traffic	211° mag	2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for PADG; 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 PADG

Red Dog Airport 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: 21. 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 PADG?

Red Dog 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 2,000 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 PADG have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 21. Every other end at Red Dog Airport is standard left traffic.

More about PADG

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.