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Aircraft Noise
City Council has been actiivley engaged with monitoring aircraft noise and the impacts to residents. Councilmembers have facilitated and assisted with neighborhood meetings in reaction to these increases caused by the flight path of aircrafts by Surf Air.
Residents and neighbors have noticed increases in noise over areas of Atherton, Redwood City, Menlo Park and Palo Alto. The increased noise is mostly the result of new flights from a startup company called Surf Air that initiated operations into and out of San Carlos Airport in 2013. Surf Air has worked with the community to address the issue.
The Town will provide regular updates related to the activity at Surf Air and other news and information around aircraft noise.
Surf Air Updates
- January 17, 2021
- Surf Air Arrivals - Prior to COVID-19, Surf Air averaged 5 arrivals per day to San Carlos Airport with no service on Saturdays. Surf Air’s current average calculated from October 1st, 2020 is 2.4 arrivals per day with one Saturday arrival during this period. The attached graphs depict: (1) Surf Air arrivals for last week, and (2) Average Surf Air arrivals for the past 3-months.
- COVID-19 Impact on Aircraft Arrivals – Also attached is a graph comparing COVID-19 arrivals to arrivals in the same month(s) in 2018 and 2019.
- Surf Air Week 01-17-2021
- Surf Air Arrivals 3 months 01-17-2021
- SQL Monthly Comparisons 01-17-2021
- January 10, 2021
- Surf Air Arrivals - Prior to COVID-19, Surf Air averaged 5 arrivals per day to San Carlos Airport with no service on Saturdays. Surf Air’s current average calculated from September 1st, 2020 is 2.4 arrivals per day with no Saturday arrivals during this period. The attached graphs depict: (1) Surf Air arrivals for last week, and (2) Average Surf Air arrivals for the past 3-months.
- COVID-19 Impact on Aircraft Arrivals – Also attached is a graph comparing COVID-19 arrivals to arrivals in the same month(s) in 2018 and 2019.
- Surf Air Week 01-10-2021
- Surf Air Arrivals 3 months 01-10-2021
- SQL Monthly Comparisons 01-10-2021
- January 03, 2021
- Surf Air Arrivals - Prior to COVID-19, Surf Air averaged 5 arrivals per day to San Carlos Airport with no service on Saturdays. Surf Air’s current average calculated from September 1st, 2020 is 2.4 arrivals per day with no Saturday arrivals during this period. The attached graphs depict: (1) Surf Air arrivals for last week, and (2) Average Surf Air arrivals for the past 3-months.
- COVID-19 Impact on Aircraft Arrivals – Also attached is a graph comparing COVID-19 arrivals to arrivals in the same month(s) in 2018 and 2019.
- Surf Air Week 01-03-2021
- Surf Air Arrivals 3 months 01-03-2021
- SQL Monthly Comparisons 01-03-2021
- December 27, 2020
- Surf Air Arrivals - Prior to COVID-19, Surf Air averaged 5 arrivals per day to San Carlos Airport with no service on Saturdays. Surf Air’s current average calculated from September 1st, 2020 is 2.4 arrivals per day with no Saturday arrivals during this period. The attached graphs depict: (1) Surf Air arrivals for last week, and (2) Average Surf Air arrivals for the past 3-months.
- COVID-19 Impact on Aircraft Arrivals – Also attached is a graph comparing COVID-19 arrivals to arrivals in the same month(s) in 2018 and 2019.
- Surf Air Week 12-27-2020
- Surf Air Arrivals 3 months 12-27-2020
- SQL Monthly Comparisons 12-27-2020
- December 20, 2020
- Surf Air Arrivals - Prior to COVID-19, Surf Air averaged 5 arrivals per day to San Carlos Airport with no service on Saturdays. Surf Air’s current average calculated from September 1st, 2020 is 2.4 arrivals per day with no Saturday arrivals during this period. The attached graphs depict: (1) Surf Air arrivals for last week, and (2) Average Surf Air arrivals for the past 3-months.
- COVID-19 Impact on Aircraft Arrivals – Also attached is a graph comparing COVID-19 arrivals to arrivals in the same month(s) in 2018 and 2019.
- Surf Air Week 12-20-2020
- Surf Air Arrivals 3 months 12-20-2020
- SQL Monthly Comparisons 12-20-2020
Surf Air continues to use transient parking spaces at San Carlos airport.
As it was not approved as a charted approach by the FAA, Surf Air does not fly the Bayside Visual Approach (BVA).
Contact Us
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Town Hall
George Rodericks
City Manager
Email George Rodericks
650-752-0504
San Carlos Airport
Gretchen Kelly
Airport Manager
620 Airport Drive
San Carlos, CA 94070
Email Gretchen Kelly
650-573-3700 - Main Phone
650-573-2666 - Noise Hotline
Jim Wadleigh
Airport Operations Duty Manager
620 Airport Drive
San Carlos, CA 94070
Email Jim Wadleigh
650-573-3700 - Main Phone
650-573-3482 - Direct Line
650-573-2666 - Noise Hotline
Surf Air
Jim Sullivan
Director of Operations
Surf Airlines, Inc.
1207 4th St, Suite 400B
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Email: Email Jim Sullivan
Phone: 303-249-3700
Surf Air Website
Jeff Potter
Chief Executive Officer
Surf Airlines, Inc.
1207 4th St, Suite 400B
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 571-438-8001
Surf Air Website
San Francisco Airport
San Francisco Airport Noise Abatement Office
650-821-4736 - Noise Complaint Hotline
877-206-8290 - Toll Free Noise Complaint Hotline
Noise Complaint Email
Website (Noise Complaints)
Website (Live Tracking)