Waimea-Kohala traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Waimea-Kohala (MUE · PHMU) is 3,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 04 is 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 PHMU reports it.

RWY 22LEFT traffic

Heading: 221° mag · 232° true
Dimensions: 5,197 × 100 ft
TPA: 3,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: VASI (3°)
CTAF: 122.9

Enter the left downwind (heading 041°) on the 45° at 3,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 22

Threshold elev: 2,671 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Fence, 9 ft, 300 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 11:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 35 ft
TDZ elevation: 2,671 ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 55k, Double wheel 90k, Dual tandem 150k.

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
04	Right traffic	041° mag	3,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
22	Left traffic	221° mag	3,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for PHMU; 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 PHMU

Waimea-Kohala is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.9. 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: 04. 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 PHMU?

Waimea-Kohala 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 3,700 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 PHMU have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 04. Every other end at Waimea-Kohala is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at PHMU?

Waimea-Kohala is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.9. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about PHMU

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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