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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