Named VFR Tracks — Routings Not Published KCRG local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
vfr departure Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)
Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.
The Authority's study describes named departure and arrival tracks and a "Runway 32 — Dames Point Departure", but the pilot handout carrying their routings is not published online.
The route
- The Authority's Part 150 study describes VFR noise abatement departure tracks D2, D5, D9, D10, D12 and D14, and arrival tracks A2, A5, A7, A9 and A12
- It states the tracks were published to pilots in a handout titled "Craig Airport is a noise sensitive airport!", with each track given a name — its worked example is "Runway 32 — Dames Point Departure"
- That handout is not published online, and Appendix A of the study, which contains it, is absent from the PDF the Authority serves. No headings, altitudes or routings for any named track could be retrieved
- General guidance quoted from the handout by the study: remain "clean, stable" using "low power, low drag" on approach, "stay at or above the PAPI" on final, and on departure "use minimum power necessary and achieve maximum altitude possible under the circumstances"
- Ask the JAA noise desk (904-741-2015) for the current handout rather than relying on any third-party description of these tracks
When it applies
- Runway configuration unconfirmed Only one track is tied to a runway even by name ("Runway 32 - Dames Point Departure"), and no routing for it was retrievable, so applicability is left unconfirmed rather than inferred from a track name
Source text, verbatim
[Part 150 study, Chapter 2, "Aircraft Departure Procedures":] Exhibit 2-1 shows VFR Noise Abatement Procedure Departure Tracks D2, D5, D9, D10, D12, and D14 which take advantage of areas with higher background noise levels, open space, or less densely populated areas... Status: The recommended departure flight tracks have been published and provided to pilots in an informational handout entitled "Craig Airport is a noise sensitive airport!" A graphic depicting each track is provided along with specific operating instructions for each track (see Appendix A). The flight tracks are assigned a name (i.e. "Runway 32 - Dames Point Departure") to help clarify which track was being referenced. [Chapter 2, "Encourage Use of NBAA Noise Abatement Procedures", Status:] In the pilot informational handout entitled "Craig Airport is a noise sensitive airport!", it is recommended that pilots remain "clean, stable" and use "low power, low drag" to achieve a quieter approach. It further recommends that on final approach, the aircraft "Stay at or above the PAPI". The handout also identifies a general noise abatement procedure for departures which is defined as "use minimum power necessary and achieve maximum altitude possible under the circumstances".
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- Jacksonville Aviation Authority — Craig Airport FAR Part 150 Study (December 2006) Jacksonville Aviation Authority · retrieved 2026-08-28
- Jacksonville Aviation Authority — JAXEX at Craig Airport (acknowledges a Noise Abatement Program but publishes no procedures) Jacksonville Aviation Authority · retrieved 2026-08-28