(DoD) The traffic flow that is prescribed for aircraft landing at, taxiing on, and taking off from an airport. The usual components of a traffic pattern are upwind leg, crosswind leg, downwind leg, base leg, and final approach.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). traffic pattern. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/traffic_pattern/definitions/1964485 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "traffic pattern" http://smartdefine.org/traffic_pattern/definitions/1964485 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "traffic pattern" 4 April 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/traffic_pattern/definitions/1964485> |