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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AIRPORTS
NOISE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
To submit a complaint online,
please click the link below and include:
- your full name
- address
- date and time of the disturbance
- type of aircraft
- any other information you have regarding the incident
Thank you.
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Buchanan Field Airport is located closely to several residential areas. To be a good neighbor to the surrounding community, the Airport has developed a noise management program to help keep the noise to community from aircraft operating at the Airport to a minimum. Contra Costa County Airports Noise Management Program is directed toward pilot education and cooperation. Responsible pilots make all the difference.
Pilots are asked to follow these procedures in a cooperative effort. Pilots are to follow direction given by the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control Tower. Safety always supersedes noise abatement procedures and the pilot in command has the final authority as to the safe flight of his aircraft.
ALL AIRCRAFT ARE ASKED TO AVOID OVERFLYING RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
ALL AIRCRAFT ARE ASKED TO USE BEST RATE OF CLIMB AND MANAGE PROPELLER TO REDUCE NOISE IMPACT TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
NO INTERSECTION DEPARTURES ARE ALLOWED ON ANY RUNWAY
NOISE SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES:
All pilots should be aware of the noise sensitive residential communities surrounding Buchanan Field Airport and should strive to use proper noise management techniques to help minimize the noise impact from their operations. Pilots should be aware of the mobile home parks immediately west of the Airport, the residential community immediately to the northeast of the Airport, and the school and residential communities running from the south to the southwest of the Airport.
PATTERN ALTITUDES:
Fixed Wing Aircraft under-Pattern altitude is 1023 feet MSL
Jet aircraft or aircraft over 12, 500 lbs.-Pattern altitude is 1523 feet MSL
Helicopters operating in the pattern are at 623 feet MSL
TRAINING RESTRICTIONS:
As stated in Airport Ordinance 87-8, training and/or proficiency operations, including "touch and go" and "stop and go" operations are prohibited from 10:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m., local time. This restriction extends until 8:00 a.m., local time, on weekends and holidays.
NOISE ORDINANCE:
Contra Costa County Airports has Ordinance 88-82 (the Noise Ordinance) that restricts the older and noisier models of jet aircraft from operating at the Airport. Aircraft listed inFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular 36-3 as being rated over 78 dBA on takeoff are prohibited from operating at Buchanan Field Airport. Between the hours of 10:00 pm and 7:00 am., aircraft listed in Advisory Circular 36-3 as being rated over 75.0 dBA on takeoff are prohibited from operating at Buchanan Field Airport. Aircraft that are operating on a "Lifeguard" mission are exempt from this Ordinance.
Please call the Director of Airport Office, at 925-646-5722, for further noise management information.
PREFERRED RUNWAY USAGE:
Contra Costa County Airports prefers the use of Runways 32 for departures and Runways 19 for arrival. Runway usage is dependent upon wind direction and air traffic.
When the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower is closed, all runways are NOTAM closed, except for Runway 01L/19R. Preferred use of this runway, weather permitting, is Runway 01L for departures and Runway 19R for arrivals.
RUNWAYS 32
Runways 32 are the preferred departure runways. Pilots operating on these runways are requested to climb to an altitude of 700 feet before beginning their crosswind turn, unless directed otherwise by ATC.
Runway 32L is the preferred touch and go runway. Pilots operating on Runway 32L should be aware of the noise sensitive mobile home and residential communities immediately west of the airport. Pilots should also be aware training helicopters operating in the pattern at an altitude of 600 feet located west of Runway 32L.
Pilots operating on Runway 32R should be aware of the residential communities immediately to the northeast of the airport and utilize noise management techniques while in the traffic pattern.
RUNWAYS 19
All pilots operating on Runways 19 should be aware of the noise sensitive residential communities to south and southwest of the Airport. Unless otherwise directed by ATC, pilots are also requested to climb to an altitude of 700 feet before beginning their crosswind turn.
Runway 19L is preferred Touch and Go Runway. Pilots operating on Runway 19L are requested to remain east of Contra Costa Boulevard.
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) jet and high performance aircraft operating on Runway 19R are requested to make a left turn to the VOR for noise management.
RUNWAYS 01
Pilots operating on Runway 01 should be aware of the noise sensitive residential communities immediately northeast of the Airport. Pilots operating on Runway 01R are requested not to begin their crosswind turn until passing Highway 4.
For further noise management information, please contact the Director of Airports’ Office at 925-646-5722.
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