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Visual Flight Rules (VFR) at Tuguegarao

The traffic circuit charts for Tuguegarao Airport are available in the Charts section of the aerodrome page. This page summarises the published traffic circuit.

General Procedures for VFR Flights

  1. Maintain a listening watch on Tuguegarao Radio (122.8 MHZ), or on UNICOM (122.8 MHZ) when the FSS is not online, and self-announce your position and intentions.
  2. A maximum of two (2) aircraft are permitted in the traffic pattern at any given time.
  3. Maintain a good lookout at all times; there is no radar service.

VFR Area Chart

RPUT VFR Area Chart

The chart shows the published VFR arrival (magenta) and departure (blue) routes and the visual reporting points around Tuguegarao, referenced to the Cagayan River.

Traffic Circuit

RPUT Traffic Circuit RWY 17

Right-hand circuit.

  • Aircraft with a pattern speed of 105 KT or less fly the inner circuit (1.0 NM from the runway).
  • Aircraft at 106 KT or more fly the outer circuit (2.0 NM from the runway).

RPUT Traffic Circuit RWY 35

Left-hand circuit.

  • Aircraft with a pattern speed of 105 KT or less fly the inner circuit (1.0 NM from the runway).
  • Aircraft at 106 KT or more fly the outer circuit (2.0 NM from the runway).

Circuit entry and exit

  • Arriving aircraft shall enter the traffic circuit on the downwind leg at an angle of 45 degrees.
  • Departing aircraft shall follow the traffic circuit and leave the circuit at an angle of 45 degrees.