Touch-and-Go Pattern KHWD local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
noise abatement Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-27 (43 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.
Use 10R-28L; crosswind over the golf course or industrial park, downwind extended to Chabot College to stay off the mobile home parks and Southgate.
The route
- The preferred runway for touch-and-go / stop-and-go activities is runway 10R-28L — request to use it
- Flying 28L (reverse for 10R): make crosswind over the golf course or the industrial park, safety permitting; overflights of the adjacent neighborhood should be avoided
- Extend your downwind to Chabot College to avoid cutting over the mobile home parks and Southgate residences
- Complete your base leg and final as charted, unless otherwise directed by ATC
- Runway 10R-28L: touch-and-go and stop-and-go 2100-0700 Monday through Saturday, and 2100-1000 Sundays and holidays — the 2022 guide says "prohibited", the 2012 sheet says "not recommended"
- Runway 10L-28R: prohibited 0700-1000 Sundays and holidays; all other times not recommended
When it applies
- Runway 10R or 28L "The preferred Runway for Touch and Go / Stop and Go activities is Runway 10R - 28L"
Source text, verbatim
Touch and Go / Stop and Go Procedures The preferred Runway for Touch and Go / Stop and Go activities is Runway 10R - 28L. Request to use Runway 10R - 28L. Touch and go operations not recommended between 2100 and 0700 local time Monday through Saturday and 2100 and 1000 hours on Sundays and/or holidays. Fly Friendly by using Runway 28L (reverse for 10R): • Make crosswind over the golf course or the industrial park, safety permitting. Over-flights of the adjacent neighborhood should be avoided. • Extend your downwind to Chabot College to avoid cutting over the mobile home parks and Southgate residences. • Complete your base leg and final as shown in the picture below, unless otherwise directed by Air Traffic Control. Runway 10L - 28R is closed when ATC Tower is closed 2100-0700 local time. [2022 guide, Touch & Go and Stop & Go Operations:] • Runway 10R-28L - Touch & Go and Stop & Go procedures prohibited between 2100 and 0700 hours Monday through Saturday and 2100 hours and 1000 hours on Sundays and/or holidays • Runway 10L-28R - Touch & Go and Stop & Go procedures prohibited between 0700 and 1000 hours on Sundays and/or holidays - All other times not recommended
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- City of Hayward — Touch and Go / Stop and Go Procedures City of Hayward · retrieved 2026-08-27
- City of Hayward — Voluntary Noise Abatement and Operational Procedure Guide City of Hayward · retrieved 2026-08-27