Runway 18 Departure KTKI local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
vfr departure Chart Supplement verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)
Published airport remark; advisory. 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.
VFR aircraft off runway 18 request a departure turn to heading 135° with ATC approval; NBAA standard noise procedures are required.
The route
- Runway 18 departures: VFR aircraft request a departure turn to heading 135 degrees, with ATC approval
- Pilots are required to use NBAA standard noise procedures
- Noise sensitive areas lie south of the airport
When it applies
- Departing 18 — south flow "RWY 18 DEP VFR ACFT REQ DEP TURN HDG 135 DEGS WITH ATC APVL". No City of McKinney source states this or any other flight procedure
Source text, verbatim
NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S OF ARPT. PILOTS ARE REQD TO USE NBAA STD NOISE PROCS. RWY 18 DEP VFR ACFT REQ DEP TURN HDG 135 DEGS WITH ATC APVL.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- FAA Chart Supplement remark via NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 06 Aug 2026 (APT_RMK, TKI) Federal Aviation Administration · retrieved 2026-08-28
- City of McKinney — Airport Noise Concerns (a complaint hotline; publishes no procedures, and states only the FAA has jurisdiction over aircraft in flight) City of McKinney · retrieved 2026-08-28