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Traffic patterns! . . Every runway has a traffic pattern that pilots are required to follow. This is for both towered and non-towered airports. The standard traffic pattern is a left hand rectangular pattern around the airport. Always check the Airport/Facility Directory as some runways have left or right traffic patterns or depending on terrain or noise abatement, may have opposite traffic patterns for different runways. . . If you are staying in the airport traffic pattern you fly upwind/depar