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Cleveland airport board proposes voluntary traffic-pattern guideline after pilots report congestion
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting, the Cleveland Airport Advisory Board proposed a voluntary mitigation initiative asking pilots to make a full-stop (or touch-and-go/missed approach and depart) when five or more aircraft are in the Runway 16/34 traffic pattern, and to meet tenants and flight schools for education and outreach.
CLEVELAND, Texas — At its Jan. 6 Cleveland Airport Advisory Board meeting, members proposed a voluntary traffic-pattern mitigation initiative to reduce congestion and improve safety at Cleveland Municipal Airport.
The initiative, read aloud by meeting facilitator Hugh McFarland, would ask pilots "when there are five or more aircraft in the local traffic pattern for Runway 16/34" to complete a full-stop landing, perform a touch-and-go, or execute a missed approach and depart the pattern. McFarland said the threshold of five was suggested from his experience…
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