Ladd Army Airfield traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Ladd Army Airfield (FBK · PAFB) is 1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 07 is charted right traffic.

All of Ladd Army Airfield — 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 PAFB reports it.

RWY 25LEFT traffic

Heading: 252° mag · 269° true
Dimensions: 8,575 × 150 ft
TPA: 1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: ASPH-CONC
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3.3°) + ALSF1
CTAF: 125.0

More details — RWY 25

Threshold elev: 448 ft
Markings: precision
Approach obstacle: Trees/Road, 300 ft from threshold — 20:1 slope to clear
Threshold crossing height: 67 ft
TDZ elevation: 449 ft
End lights: REIL

Edge lights: High. Weight bearing: Double wheel 38k.

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
07	Right traffic	072° mag	1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
25	Left traffic	252° mag	1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for PAFB; 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 PAFB

Ladd Army Airfield is towered, working 125.0. Contact the tower before entering the surface area and fly the pattern you are assigned — the directions below are the charted default when no instruction is given.

Watch the right traffic ends here: 07. 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 PAFB?

Ladd Army Airfield 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 1,400 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 PAFB have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 07. Every other end at Ladd Army Airfield is standard left traffic.

Do I fly a standard pattern at PAFB?

Ladd Army Airfield is towered (125.0), so the pattern shown here is the charted default — but the controller's instruction overrides it. Expect straight in approaches, base entries and midfield crossings as traffic dictates.

More about PAFB

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.