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What is being done in your area?

developing programs that minimize noise impacts on surrounding communities

For More Than 40 Years, The Port Of Oakland Has Endeavored To Develop Programs That Minimize Noise Impacts On Surrounding Communities. Noise abatement procedures (NAP) at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) are based on the voluntary actions that air traffic controllers and pilots may take to help reduce the impacts of aircraft noise on communities adjacent to the airport. The airport has no authority over the movement of aircraft or the direction of flight. The authority to regulate flight patterns of aircraft is vested exclusively in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The following are general guidelines and techniques we ask operators to follow to help minimize the noise impact produced by aircraft in your area.

SJC Noise Mitigation

Based on your location, you are more likely to be affected by aircraft operating out of San Jose International Airport (SJC). SJC might have noise abatement efforts in place that may more significantly help reduce noise in your area. For information about noise abatement at SJC, you can visit the SJC Aircraft Noise website.

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What is being done in your area?

developing programs that minimize noise impacts on surrounding communities

For More Than 40 Years, The Port Of Oakland Has Endeavored To Develop Programs That Minimize Noise Impacts On Surrounding Communities. Noise abatement procedures (NAP) at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) are based on the voluntary actions that air traffic controllers and pilots may take to help reduce the impacts of aircraft noise on communities adjacent to the airport. The airport has no authority over the movement of aircraft or the direction of flight. The authority to regulate flight patterns of aircraft is vested exclusively in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The following are general guidelines and techniques we ask operators to follow to help minimize the noise impact produced by aircraft in your area.

South Field 100-Degree Radial Turbojet Landing Procedure

South Field Arrivals Altitude Minimums

For Runway 30 downwind approaches over the East Bay, turbojet aircraft should not descend below 3,000 feet above airport ground level until crossing the OAK 100-degree radial which lies over San Lorenzo, San Leandro, and Hayward.

Please be aware that the pilot in command makes the final decisions relative to runway use; therefore, pilots may request to use any available runway. Neither the Airport nor the FAA air traffic controllers may restrict a pilot’s access to an available runway.

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What is being done in your area?

Developing Programs That Minimize Noise Impacts On Surrounding Communities

For More Than 40 Years, The Port Of Oakland Has Endeavored To Develop Programs That Minimize Noise Impacts On Surrounding Communities. Noise abatement procedures (NAP) at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) are based on the voluntary actions that air traffic controllers and pilots may take to help reduce the impacts of aircraft noise on communities adjacent to the airport. The airport has no authority over the movement of aircraft or the direction of flight. The authority to regulate flight patterns of aircraft is vested exclusively in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The following are general guidelines and techniques we ask operators to follow to help minimize the noise impact produced by aircraft in your area.

North Field Arrival Runway Use

Large Aircraft Restrictions on the North Field Runways

The North Field Preferential Runway Use noise abatement procedure program states that the following aircraft should not land on Runways 10R/L except during emergencies, whenever Runways 12/30 are closed, or by any cause beyond the control of the Airport.
• Turbo-jet and turbo-fan powered aircraft.
• Turbo-props over 17,000 pounds.
• Four-engine reciprocating powered aircraft.
• Surplus military aircraft over 12,500 pounds.
*A corporate jet is defined as a jet aircraft whose typical activities are associated with the North Field facilities and services. This could include jet aircraft weighing over 75,000 lbs.

Nighttime North Field Quiet Hours

The North Field Quiet Hours Program is designed to minimize aircraft noise in residential areas adjacent to the North Field from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily. If the procedures are flown as, intended, aircraft will avoid flying over nearby residential areas in the Neptune drive areas of San Leandro.

Nighttime Quiet Hour limitations for Arrivals include the same large aircraft restriction from the North Field Runways as during the day. In addition, Runway 28L is the preferred landing runway for nighttime arrivals.

Please be aware that the pilot in command makes the final decisions relative to runway use; therefore, pilots may request to use any available runway. Neither the Airport nor the FAA air traffic controllers may restrict a pilot’s access to an available runway.

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What is being done in your area?

Developing Programs That Minimize Noise Impacts On Surrounding Communities

For more than 40 years, the Port of Oakland has endeavored to develop programs that minimize noise impacts on surrounding communities. Noise abatement procedures (NAP) at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) are based on the voluntary actions that air traffic controllers and pilots may take to help reduce the impacts of aircraft noise on communities adjacent to the airport. The airport has no authority over the movement of aircraft or the direction of flight. The authority to regulate flight patterns of aircraft is vested exclusively in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The following are general guidelines and techniques we ask operators to follow to help minimize the noise impact produced by aircraft in your area.

Preferential Departure Runway Use

Large Aircraft Restrictions on the North Field Runways

The North Field Preferential Runway Use noise abatement procedure program states that the following aircraft should not depart from Runways 28R/L except during emergencies, whenever Runways 12/30 are closed, or by any cause beyond the control of the Airport.
• Turbo-jet and turbo-fan powered aircraft.
• Turbo-props over 17,000 pounds.
• Four-engine reciprocating powered aircraft.
• Surplus military aircraft over 12,500 pounds.
*A corporate jet is defined as a jet aircraft whose typical activities are associated with the North Field facilities and services. This could include jet aircraft weighing over 75,000 lbs.

Please be aware that the pilot in command makes the final decisions relative to runway use; therefore, pilots may request to use any available runway. Neither the Airport nor the FAA air traffic controllers may restrict a pilot’s access to an available runway.

North Field Departure Procedures

A small general aviation aircraft turns in uncontrolled airspace

North Field VFR Take Off Residential Avoidance

The North Field VFR (visual flight rules) noise abatement procedure is designed to minimize flights over residential areas of Alameda caused by departures from the North Field Runways.

Pilots are instructed to make a right turn over San Leandro Bay until reaching Interstate 880. A non-compliant departure is a VFR departure from Runways 28R/L or 33 that flies over specified residential areas when it may have been safe to follow the VFR noise abatement procedure.

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North Field Nighttime Take Off Residential Avoidance

The North Field Quiet Hours Procedures were designed to minimize aircraft noise in residential areas adjacent to the North Field from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily.

If the procedures are flown as intended, aircraft departing from Runways 28R/L or 33 will avoid flying over nearby residential areas on Bay Farm Island, the Fernside area of Alameda, and the Davis West/Timothy Drive area. Pilots are requested to follow these procedures when safety, weather, and ATC instructions permit.

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South Field Departure Procedures

South Field Departures Residential Avoidance

Turbojet aircraft should not make a right turn on departure from Runway 30 and pass over Bay Farm Island. This noise abatement procedure is historically referred to as the “No Right Turn Climb-out Departure Procedure”.

South Field Departures Altitude Minimums

In addition, Runway 30 turbojet departures should not turn right over Alameda residential areas until reaching 3,000 feet above airport ground level.

South Field Nighttime Take Off Residential Avoidance

The HUSSH departure is an FAA (RNAV) departure procedure at OAK established to reduce noise in residential communities at nighttime. The HUSSH departure procedure is described as a turbojet aircraft take-off from Runway 30, climb heading 296 degrees to at or above 520 feet, then turn left direct to HUSSH. This departure procedure is assigned between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for Runway 30 turbojet aircraft departures.

Please note that safety always takes precedence over noise abatement procedures and pilots must follow air traffic control instructions and other safety considerations caused by weather, potential air space conflicts, or emergencies.

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What is being done in your area?

Developing Programs That Minimize Noise Impacts On Surrounding Communities

For more than 40 years, the Port of Oakland has endeavored to develop programs that minimize noise impacts on surrounding communities. Noise abatement procedures (NAP) at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) are based on the voluntary actions that air traffic controllers and pilots may take to help reduce the impacts of aircraft noise on communities adjacent to the airport. The airport has no authority over the movement of aircraft or the direction of flight. The authority to regulate flight patterns of aircraft is vested exclusively in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The airport applies best practices to ensure disturbances are kept to a minimum, with training operations typically isolated to set periods and locations around the airport. The following are general guidelines and techniques we ask operators to follow to help minimize the noise impact produced by aircraft in your area.

North Field Touch & Go Noise Abatement

Touch & Go Residential Avoidance

At OAK, touch and goes are done using the North Field runways, usually on runways 28L or 28R.

When using runway 28R for touch and goes, the traffic pattern routes aircraft to take off to the north over Bay Farm island towards Alameda, turn right then travel south parallel to the runways over Oakland crossing towards San Landro, where they turn right again to line up and come in for a landing.

When using runway 28L, aircraft will also travel on their take off and landing legs over Bay Farm island and San Leandro, but the parallel leg of the traffic pattern is performed over the midfield portion of OAK.

Since the traffic pattern for runway 28L lies mostly over the airport rather than communities, runway 28L is the preferred runway for touch-and-goes for noise abatement purposes.

Please note that safety always takes precedence over noise abatement procedures and pilots must follow air traffic control instructions and other safety considerations caused by weather, potential air space conflicts, or emergencies.

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What Type of Aircraft Operations Affect You?

Are you affected by overflights? understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area.

The term “overflight” refers to the flight of an aircraft over a particular area. In today’s modern age, overflights can be common in all areas, but they are especially common near airports. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to 3 major airports as well as many small airports, so overflights are common throughout the region. If you are affected by overflights in your area, it is important to understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area before we can work together to come up with helpful solutions to aircraft noise issues.

What affects your area on a standard weather day?

SJC Aircraft Operations at Various Altitudes.

Based on your location, you are more likely to be affected by San Jose International Airport (SJC) aircraft because they are typically more frequent and or at lower altitudes than other airport traffic that commonly passes over your area. However, SJC is a major Bay Area Airport with complex airspace that is intertwined with Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airspace, so it is possible to be affected by more than one Bay Area Airport.

To find more information on SJC’s operations and flight patterns, view the SJC Noise Website.

SJC Noise

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What Type of Aircraft Operations Affect You?

Are you affected by overflights? understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area.

The term “overflight” refers to the flight of an aircraft over a particular area. In today’s modern age, overflights can be common in all areas, but they are especially common near airports. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to 3 major airports as well as many small airports, so overflights are common throughout the region. If you are affected by overflights in your area, it is important to understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area before we can work together to come up with helpful solutions to aircraft noise issues.

What affects your area on a standard weather day?

SFO Airline Operations at Various Altitudes.

Based on your location, you are more likely to be affected by aircraft operating out of San Francisco International (SFO) because they are typically more frequent and or at lower altitudes than other airport traffic that commonly passes over your area. However, SFO is a major Bay Area Airport with very complex airspace that is intertwined with Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) and San Jose International Airport (SJC) airspace, so it is possible to be affected by more than one Bay Area Airport.

To find more information on SFO’s operations and flight patterns, view the SFO Noise Website.

SFO Noise

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What Type of Aircraft Operations Affect You?

Are you affected by overflights? understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area.

The term “overflight” refers to the flight of an aircraft over a particular area. In today’s modern age, overflights can be common in all areas, but they are especially common near airports. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to 3 major airports, including Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), as well as many small airports, so overflights are common throughout the region. If you are affected by overflights in your area, it is important to understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area before we can work together to come up with helpful solutions to aircraft noise issues.

What type of flights effect your area on a standard weather day?

OAK Airline Arrivals Medium-to-Low Altitudes.

On a standard weather day, OAK airline arrival flights from the north travel south toward the airport on the WNDSR arrival path. This path travels down the East Bay from Richmond to Castro Valley before turning to line up for landing at OAK. It is common to see jet aircraft on this path travel in a precise stream over the Hills at reduced power and precise altitudes.

OAK and SFO Departures at Medium-to-High Altitudes.

Your area is also commonly affected by airline departures out of OAK and the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) with destinations to the east or northeast. On a standard weather day, OAK departures take off facing the north and, depending on their destination and when they are cleared by Air Traffic Control to turn, some may turn eastbound and overfly your area. SFO departures that take off to the north and head to the east or northeast fly in a similar direction to the OAK departures, and both SFO and OAK eastbound departures will end up spread out over the northern East Bay as they fly towards their destinations.

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What Type of Aircraft Operations Affect You?

Are you affected by overflights? understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area.

The term “overflight” refers to the flight of an aircraft over a particular area. In today’s modern age, overflights can be common in all areas, but they are especially common near airports. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to 3 major airports, including Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), as well as many small airports, so overflights are common throughout the region. If you are affected by overflights in your area, it is important to understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area before we can work together to come up with helpful solutions to aircraft noise issues.

What affects your area on a standard weather day?

OAK Aircraft Training Operations at Low Altitudes.

One of the most common training elements is practicing takeoff and landing. To practice, aircraft often complete this procedure several times, flying a circuit or lap around the airport between each landing and take-off to gain experience and familiarity with these procedures. This type of circuit training is often referred to as a ‘touch-and-go’ or ‘pattern work’ because of the nature of not coming to a full stop on a runway so as to more easily do more circuits around the traffic pattern.

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What Type of Aircraft Operations Affect You?

Are you affected by overflights? understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area.

The term “overflight” refers to the flight of an aircraft over a particular area. In today’s modern age, overflights can be common in all areas, but they are especially common near airports. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to 3 major airports as well as many small airports, so overflights are common throughout the region. If you are affected by overflights in your area, it is important to understand what these overflights are and why they are in your area before we can work together to come up with helpful solutions to aircraft noise issues.

What affects your area on a standard weather day?

OAK Small Jet and Propellor Aircraft Arrivals at Low Altitudes.

On a standard weather day, smaller jet and propellor aircraft overfly parts of Hayward, San Lorenzo, and Ashland as they are landing into one of Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) north field runways. It is common to see these aircraft turn near the 880 – 580 Freeway Interchange to align onto a straight path into OAK’s North Field Runways.

What about on a non-standard weather day?

OAK Small Jet and Propellor Aircraft Departures at Low Altitudes.

In non-standard weather, when the winds shift to the south or southeast – about 10% of the year, you may find that your area is affected by a very different set of aircraft operations. Aircraft need to land and take off into the wind for safety reasons, which requires a change in aircraft flow at OAK and other nearby airports that may be affected. Often, this change results in a flip of the standard airspace flow. So, instead of being affected by small aircraft arrivals into OAK, you will likely be affected by small aircraft departing from OAK.

During non-standard weather, OAK departures take off facing south, then turn towards their destinations as directed by ATC. These turns do not occur at precise locations, so the departing aircraft are often spread out across Hayward, San Lorenzo, and Ashland.

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