Rotorcraft Operations KSQL local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
local ops 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.
Helicopters use left traffic runway 30, TPA 800' MSL, delaying the crosswind turn to pattern altitude and remaining east of residential areas.
The route
- Rotorcraft use left traffic runway 30; TPA 800' MSL
- Delay crosswind turn until reaching TPA
- Fly parallel to Highway 101 and remain east of all residential areas
When it applies
- Runway 30 "Rotorcraft use left traffic Runway 30"
Source text, verbatim
ROTORCRAFT OPERATIONS Rotorcraft use left traffic Runway 30. TPA 800' MSL. Delay crosswind turn until reaching TPA. Fly parallel to Highway 101 and remain east of all residential areas.
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
- FAA Chart Supplement remarks via NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 06 Aug 2026 (APT_RMK, SQL: "HEL RIGHT TFC RWY 12/LEFT TFC RWY 30"; "FIXED-WING RIGHT TFC RWY 30/LEFT TFC RWY 12") Federal Aviation Administration · retrieved 2026-08-27