Closed Traffic Pattern Directions KHIO local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
noise abatement Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-27 (43 d ago)
Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.
Touch-and-go pattern directions: right traffic on 13R, 31R and 2; left traffic on 13L, 31L and 20; right traffic permitted on 31L with FAA clearance.
The route
- For closed traffic patterns (touch-and-go operations): runways 13R, 31R and 2 use right traffic patterns
- Standard left traffic patterns on runways 13L, 31L and 20
- Right traffic patterns are permitted on runway 31L when conditions and FAA clearance allow
When it applies
- Runway 13L or 13R or 31L or 31R or 2 or 20 — all operations Applies to closed traffic on every runway. Note: the FAA airport record lists 13R as left traffic; the Port's guide specifies right closed-traffic patterns on 13R — both are as published
Source text, verbatim
For closed traffic patterns (touch-and-go operations), Runways 13R, 31R and 02 shall use right traffic patterns; standard left traffic patterns shall be used on Runways 13L, 31L and 20. Right traffic patterns are permitted on Runway 31L when conditions and FAA clearance allow.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- Port of Portland — HIO Pilot's Guide Port of Portland · retrieved 2026-08-27