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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