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Kirk Air Base traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Kirk Air Base (T73) is 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left 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 T73 reports it.

5,000 ftNMNxw 060°downwind 330°base 240°final 150°45° entry153305W23W16W34W11W29W

RWY 15LEFT traffic

Heading
150° mag · 145° true
Dimensions
2,600 × 40 ft
TPA
1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface
Asphalt
CTAF
122.9

Enter the left downwind (heading 330°) on the 45° at 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 15

Condition: Excellent. Edge lights: Low. Weight bearing: Single wheel 8k.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)

Pattern direction by runway

RunwayPatternHeadingPattern altitude
05W Left traffic 050° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
23W Left traffic 230° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
16W Left traffic 160° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
34W Left traffic 340° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
15 Left traffic 150° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
33 Left traffic 330° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
11W Left traffic 110° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
29W Left traffic 290° mag 1,600 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for T73; 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 T73

Kirk Air Base 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.

All ends are left traffic, which is the FAR 91.126 default — turns to the left unless the field charts otherwise. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at T73?

Kirk Air Base 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 1,600 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 T73 have right traffic?

No. All 8 runway ends at Kirk Air Base use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at T73?

Kirk Air Base 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 T73

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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