Runway 5 Departure KMMU local VFR procedures
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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.
Vy on runway heading to 1,200 ft MSL; in the pattern, crosswind over Route 10 and overfly Morris County Golf Club before base.
The route
- Use Vy (best rate of climb); maintain runway heading until reaching 1,200 ft MSL before proceeding on course
- Arrival: left traffic pattern; maintain 1,200 ft MSL or higher as long as practical
- Pattern work (left traffic): initiate the turn to crosswind over Route 10, and overfly Morris County Golf Club before turning base
Where it actually is
North up. The sponsor names these landmarks and publishes no coordinate for any of them — everything positioned here is derived, and each coordinate's provenance is listed with its point below. Dashed markers are depicted: this site's reading of the written route, not published fixes.
- 1 Departure end of RWY 5, runway heading RWY 23 threshold (northeast end) Northeast end of 5/23. Heading 229 magnetic / 216 true for 23; a runway 05 departure lifts off here. satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), surveyed runway threshold
- 2 1,200 MSL before proceeding on course Depicted 1.6 NM out on runway heading 036 true. satellite Apple Maps
- Pattern work: turn crosswind over Route 10 Route 10 north of the field NJ 10, the divided highway running east-west 1.4 NM north of the field. A LINE, not a point: runway 05 left traffic turns crosswind over it. This pin is the nearest part. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (nearest point on NJ 10 to the airport reference point)
- Pattern work: overfly Morris County Golf Club before base Morris County Golf Club Open fairways on the hill 1.9 NM southwest of the field, just north of Convent Station. Runway 05 left traffic overflies it before turning base. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
1.6 NM over 2 route points. Bearings are magnetic, converted from true at each leg's midpoint through the WMM 2025 model this site ships (12.3°W here). Shoreline, water, highways and runways © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Class B/C/D boundaries: FAA Aeronautical Information Services.
Put it in the GPS
Route points become a route; reference points ship as waypoints only — a GPS that sequences you to a do-not-overfly marker has it backwards.
- GPX route
ForeFlight (GPX 1.1
rte), most tablet apps - user_waypoints.csv ForeFlight user waypoints — this procedure only
- Garmin FPL
Garmin Pilot, or the
\FPLfolder of a GTN/GNS card - KML Google Earth
- All KMMU landmarks every curated point at this field, in one ForeFlight file
When it applies
- Departing 5 Published under the "RUNWAY 5" sub-heading
Source text, verbatim
RUNWAY 5 Departure: Use Vy (best rate of climb). Maintain Rwy heading until reaching 1200 ft. MSL before proceeding on course. Arrival:* Left traffic pattern Runway 5: (Left traffic) Initiate turn to crosswind over Rt 10, overfly Morris County Golf Club prior to initiating a turn to the base leg.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- DM Airports — MMU Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedure Information DM Airports, Ltd. / Morristown Municipal Airport · retrieved 2026-08-28