Fair Weather Field traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Fair Weather Field (TX42) is 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 36, 09W are 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 TX42 reports it.

RWY 13LEFT traffic

Heading: 136° true
Dimensions: 3,375 × 30 ft
TPA: 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt

Enter the left downwind (heading 316°) on the 45° at 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 13

Threshold elev: 180 ft
Approach obstacle: Trees, 28 ft, 275 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 2:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 3,375 / 3,375 / 3,375 / 3,160 ft

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

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
13	Left traffic	136° true	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
31	Left traffic	316° true	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
18	Left traffic	180° true	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
36	Right traffic	0° true	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
09W	Right traffic	88° true	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
27W	Left traffic	268° true	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
B1	Left traffic	—	1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for TX42; 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 (true — magnetic variation unavailable); downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at TX42

Fair Weather Field 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: 36, 09W. 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 TX42?

Fair Weather Field 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 1,200 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 TX42 have right traffic?

Yes, on 2 runway ends: 36, 09W. Every other end at Fair Weather Field is standard left traffic.

More about TX42

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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