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Runway 31R Departure KRHV local VFR procedures

The current flow at KRHV is uncertain right now (UNKNOWN), so whether this procedure applies at this moment is unknown. Live runway page →

Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.

vfr departure 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.

20° right turn to heading 330 at the airport boundary — a slight right turn as soon as practicable avoids the school half a mile off the departure end.

The route

  1. Make a 20 degree right turn to a heading of 330 degrees, at the airport boundary
  2. As soon as practicable after departure make a slight right turn to avoid the school one half mile off the departure end
  3. Runway 31R departures are the exception to the field's no-turns-below-500-feet rule when leaving the pattern

When it applies

Source text, verbatim

[County Airports, Reid-Hillview Airport: Noise Standards — heading "Runway 31R departures":]
Make a 20 degree right turn to a heading of 330 degrees, at the airport boundary.
[FAA Chart Supplement remark:] NO TURNS BLO 500 FT WHEN LEAVING PATTERN EXCEPT RWY 31R DEPARTURES. AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER DEPARTURE MAKE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO AVOID SCHOOL ONE HALF MILE OFF DEPARTURE END.

The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.

Sources

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