Pattern Work & Quiet Hours KSQL 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.
Voluntary: per-runway pattern technique, and requested hours — no touch-and-go before 0800 weekdays / 0930 weekends, or when the tower is closed.
The route
- Runway 30: fly straight out until just past the diamond-shaped waterway; reduce power/RPM as soon as safe; delay downwind turn until reaching 800' MSL
- Runway 12: turn left to 100° as soon as safe; turn left crosswind as soon as traffic permits
- Weekdays: no touch-and-go or full-stop taxi-back earlier than 8:00 AM or later than two hours after sunset
- Weekends & holidays: no touch-and-go or full-stop taxi-back earlier than 9:30 AM or later than 6:00 PM
- No touch-and-go or full-stop taxi-back operations when the Air Traffic Control Tower is closed
- Use calm wind runway 12, wind permitting
When it applies
- Runway 12 or 30 — all operations Per-runway technique stated for both ends; the hour requests are airport-wide
Source text, verbatim
PATTERN WORK - VOLUNTARY ADHERENCE REQUESTED Runway 30: Fly straight out until just past the diamond-shaped waterway. Reduce power/RPM as soon as safe. Delay downwind turn until reaching 800' MSL. Runway 12: Turn left to 100° as soon as safe. Turn left crosswind as soon as traffic permits. Weekdays: We ask for your cooperation in not performing touch and go or full stop taxi-back operations earlier than 8:00 AM or later than two (2) hours after sunset. Weekends & Holidays: We ask for your cooperation in not performing touch and go or full stop taxi-back operations earlier than 9:30 AM or later than 6:00 PM. We ask for your cooperation in not performing touch and go or full stop taxi-back operations when the Air Traffic Control Tower is closed. [Preamble:] Please adhere to the enclosed Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures and: • Avoid flying over homes in noise sensitive areas • Use calm wind runway 12, wind permitting • Please adhere to pattern flying hours
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- County of San Mateo — San Carlos Airport Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures brochure County of San Mateo Airports · retrieved 2026-08-27
- County of San Mateo — Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures County of San Mateo Public Works · retrieved 2026-08-27