Runway 6 Departure KFUL 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.
Turn right to 085° and follow the railroad tracks until reaching 1,100 ft.
The route
- Turn right 085 degrees, follow the railroad tracks until reaching 1,100'
- Use best rate of climb — low RPM produces the least noise
When it applies
- Departing 6 "Runway 06: Turn right 085 degrees...". Note the FAA Chart Supplement additionally calls runway 6 the preferred takeoff and calm-wind runway; no City source retrieved says that
Source text, verbatim
Noise Abatement Procedures — Fixed Wing Departures: - Runway 06: Turn right 085 degrees, follow railroad tracks until reaching 1100'. [Pilot's Guide PDF:] Departures: Runway 6: Turn right 085 degrees to follow railroad tracks until reaching 1100'. Use best rate of climb to arrive at traffic pattern altitude as quickly as possible. [FAA Chart Supplement, which words it differently:] FOR NOISE ABATEMENT RY 06 PREFERRED FOR TKOF; FOLLOW RR TRACKS TO EAST WITH NO TURNS BLO 1000 FT AGL.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- City of Fullerton — Pilot's Guide & Noise Abatement City of Fullerton · retrieved 2026-08-28
- FAA Chart Supplement remark via NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 06 Aug 2026 (APT_RMK, FUL: "RY 06 CALM WIND RY"; "RY 06 PREFERRED FOR TKOF; FOLLOW RR TRACKS TO EAST WITH NO TURNS BLO 1000 FT AGL") Federal Aviation Administration · retrieved 2026-08-28