Moses Lake Municipal traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Moses Lake Municipal (W20) is 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and 34 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 W20 reports it.

RWY 16LEFT traffic

Heading: 161° mag · 180° true
Dimensions: 2,513 × 50 ft
TPA: 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
Displaced thr: 466 ft
CTAF: 123.0

Enter the left downwind (heading 341°) on the 45° at 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 16

Threshold elev: 1,200 ft
Markings: basic
Approach obstacle: Tree, 83 ft, 1,648 ft from threshold, 119 ft R of centerline — 17:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface

Condition: Good. Edge lights: Med. Weight bearing: Single wheel 8k.

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
16	Left traffic	161° mag	2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
34	Right traffic	341° mag	2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for W20; 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 W20

Moses Lake Municipal is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 123.0. 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: 34. 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 W20?

Moses Lake Municipal 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 2,200 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 W20 have right traffic?

Yes, on one runway end: 34. Every other end at Moses Lake Municipal is standard left traffic.

What frequency is the pattern on at W20?

Moses Lake Municipal is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 123.0. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about W20

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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