Quiet Hours KFFZ local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
noise abatement 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.
Avoid repetitive operations 2200-0530 Arizona time. The Chart Supplement states this more strictly, as touch-and-go being unavailable 0500-1230Z.
The route
- Avoid repetitive flight operations in terminal airspace between 2200 and 0530
- Avoid repetitive touch-and-go operations between 2200 and 0530 Arizona time
- The FAA Chart Supplement states this more strictly, as "QUIET HR 0500-1230Z" with "TGL 0500-1230Z NA" — the City publishes no such unavailability, only the voluntary avoidance above
When it applies
- Runway 4L or 4R or 22L or 22R — all operations Airport-wide; no runway named
Source text, verbatim
[City guidance:] Avoid repetitive flight operations in terminal airspace 22:00 hours (10:00 PM) - 05:30 hours (5:30 AM) • Avoid repetitive touch & go operations between 22:00 hours (10:00 pm) and before 05:30 hours (5:30 am) Arizona time. [FAA Chart Supplement, which is stricter:] NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT; QUIET HR 0500-1230Z; RWY 04L & 04R PREFFERED; TGL 0500-1230Z NA.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- City of Mesa — Falcon Field Fly Friendly Program, Noise Abatement Guidance (Revised 11/04/2024) City of Mesa / Falcon Field Airport · retrieved 2026-08-28
- FAA Chart Supplement remark via NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 06 Aug 2026 (APT_RMK, FFZ) Federal Aviation Administration · retrieved 2026-08-28