Which runway at Kamloops CYKA operates with right-hand circuits?

• A. Runway 26
• B. Runway 08
• C. Runway 14
• D. Runway 02

Answer: (B)

Understanding traffic patterns helps you see why some runways use right-hand circuits. A right-hand circuit means every leg of the circuit around the airport is a right-hand turn. Pilots fly the pattern to the right of the runway, crossing from upwind to crosswind to downwind to base to final with all turns to the right.

This arrangement is published for certain runways to manage terrain, obstacles, and airspace conflicts, and to minimize noise or traffic interference with other runways and operations. At Kamloops, the runway oriented to about 080 degrees is published with right-hand circuits, so aircraft joining the pattern for that runway fly on the right-hand pattern to maintain separation from other traffic and ensure safe sequencing.

Therefore, the runway operating with right-hand circuits is the one aligned to 080 degrees, i.e., Runway 08.