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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
- March 1, 2020 updates:
- There was a total of 28 arrivals for the week, down from 30 the previous week.
- The average daily arrivals calculated from Dec 1, 2019 remains at 3.6 per day.
- Surf Air did operate a single flight on Saturday this week.
- Surf Air Arrivals - 3 months, 3.1.2020
- Surf Air Week - 3.1.2020
- February 23, 2020 updates:
- There was a total of 30 arrivals for the week, up from 27 the previous week.
- The average daily arrivals calculated from Dec 1, 2019 remains at 3.6 per day.
- Surf Air did operate a single flight on Saturday this week.
- Surf Air Arrivals - 3 months, 2.23.2020
- Surf Air Week - 2.23.2020
- February 9, 2020 updates:
- There was a total of 27 arrivals for the week, up from 22 the previous week.
- The average daily arrivals calculated from Nov 1, 2019 remains at 3.5 per day.
- Surf Air did operate a single flight on Saturday this week.
- Surf Air Arrivals - 3 months, 2.9.2020
- Surf Air Week - 2.9.2020
- February 2, 2020 updates:
- There was a total of 22 arrivals for the week, down from 24 the previous week.
- The average daily arrivals calculated from Nov 1, 2019 remains at 3.5 per day.
- Surf Air did operate a single flight on Saturday this week.
- Surf Air Arrivals - 3 months, 2.2.2020
- Surf Air Week - 2.2.2020
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).