KVNY Van Nuys — local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. These are locally published VFR routes, reproduced with sources; verify against the official documents linked from each procedure before flight.
Pattern altitudes: east pattern 1600' MSL, west pattern 2000' MSL (field elevation 802'). Runway 16L/34R is restricted to 14,000 lbs maximum gross landing weight or less, and is closed nightly 2245-0600 local. Runways 16L and 16R are used when the wind is less than 5 knots.
VFR departures
South flow — 16L / 16R
- Departure Turn Procedures — Off the 16s: runway heading over the flood control basin before any turn. Off the 34s: runway heading to 1,800' MSL before any turn.
North flow — 34L / 34R
- Departure Turn Procedures — Off the 16s: runway heading over the flood control basin before any turn. Off the 34s: runway heading to 1,800' MSL before any turn.
Other local procedures
Runway 16R / 34L
- Jet Aircraft Operations — 16R/34L is the preferential runway for all jet operations, full length only; jet pattern work and repetitive operations are not permitted.
Runway 16L / 34R
- Pattern Work & Repetitive Operations — Touch-and-go limited to fixed-wing piston aircraft, preferred on 16L/34R; night repetitive operations prohibited by ordinance (seasonal hours).
Night departures (2300-0700) — 16R
- Noise Abatement & Curfew Ordinance — City of LA ordinance: night departure curfew (2200/2300-0700 by stage), 77 dBA arrival/departure cap, night preferential runways (depart 16R, arrive 34L), run-up curfew. Civil penalties apply.
Night arrivals (2300-0700) — 34L
- Noise Abatement & Curfew Ordinance — City of LA ordinance: night departure curfew (2200/2300-0700 by stage), 77 dBA arrival/departure cap, night preferential runways (depart 16R, arrive 34L), run-up curfew. Civil penalties apply.
These routes are advisory as published — none of them is a regulation. Assigned by ATC in Class B, C or D airspace, a route becomes an ATC instruction under 14 CFR 91.123; “unable” remains available to the pilot in command. Each procedure page shows its own authority level and links its primary sources.