Noise Abatement Recommendations KMYF 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.
Requested: louder aircraft use 28R/10L, best rate of climb, reduce power before residential areas, 400 ft AGL on centerline for IFR departures.
The route
- Higher performance and louder aircraft are requested to use runways 28R/10L
- Avoid departures between 2330 and 0630 — note the tower's hours are not the same as the noise ordinance's
- VFR takeoffs: maintain runway centerline after departure, climb at best rate, reduce takeoff power to climb power before overflying residential areas, and reach 1,200' MSL (2,000' for twins) before turning crosswind
- IFR departures: climb to at least 400' AGL on runway centerline before turning to assigned heading; reduce takeoff power to climb power before overflying residential areas
- All recommended procedures are superseded by ATC instruction, weather that would make flight unsafe, or any other safety consideration including pilot ability
When it applies
- Runway 28R or 10L "Higher performance and louder aircraft are requested to use runways 28R/10L" — a request, not a requirement; the kneeboard writes the pair as 28R/10L where the Chart Supplement writes 10L/28R, which is the same physical runway
Source text, verbatim
NOISE ABATEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Avoid departures between the hours of 2330 and 0630. Tower hours of operation (0600 - 2100) are not the same as noise ordinance. 2. Higher performance and louder aircraft are requested to use runways 28R/10L. 3. VFR takeoffs: maintain runway centerline after departure, climb using best rate of climb, reduce takeoff power to climb power before overflying residential areas, and reach 1200' MSL (2000' for twins) before turning crosswind. 4. IFR departures: climb to at least 400' AGL on runway centerline before turning to assigned heading. 6. All recommended procedures are to be superseded by any ATC or tower instruction, any weather condition which may create unsafe flight, or any other safety consideration including pilot ability. [City noise page:] The airport does not have the authority to force pilots to use a specific runway or take off in a specific direction.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- City of San Diego — MYF Noise Abatement Procedures kneeboard (June 2026) City of San Diego · retrieved 2026-08-28
- FAA Chart Supplement remark via NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 06 Aug 2026 (APT_RMK, MYF: "ACFT WITH HIGH NOISE LEVELS ARE REQUESTED TO USE RY 10L/28R") Federal Aviation Administration · retrieved 2026-08-28