KCDW Essex County — local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. These are locally published VFR routes, reproduced with sources; verify against the official documents linked from each procedure before flight.
Non-standard traffic patterns for runway 4 are prohibited, due to the noise sensitive area southwest of the airport.
VFR departures
Northeast flow — 4
- Runway 4 VFR Departure — Fly runway heading for 1 mile, then turn crosswind if staying in the pattern.
East flow — 10
- Runway 10 VFR Departure — Fly heading 080° at the departure end, then turn crosswind at 900 ft MSL if staying in the pattern.
Southwest flow — 22
- Runway 22 VFR Departure — Fly runway heading to 900 ft MSL, then turn crosswind if staying in the pattern.
West flow — 28
- Runway 28 VFR Departure — Fly runway heading for 1 mile, then turn crosswind if staying in the pattern.
These routes are advisory as published — none of them is a regulation. Assigned by ATC in Class B, C or D airspace, a route becomes an ATC instruction under 14 CFR 91.123; “unable” remains available to the pilot in command. Each procedure page shows its own authority level and links its primary sources.