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Flying skills

# Traffic pattern

TERM · Flying skills

At a glance

## Meaning of Traffic pattern

An established traffic circuit near an aerodrome.

### More about Traffic pattern

A traffic pattern organises departures and approaches around the runway. Typical legs include upwind, crosswind, downwind, base and final.

Published local arrangements and controller instructions determine the pattern and turn direction. The term does not mean that aircraft fly a geometrically circular path around the airport.

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