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2fSanfCarlosfAirportfandf Environsf <br /> 9.A. - Page 32 <br /> airspace associated with San Francisco International Airport surrounds San Carlos' Class D <br /> airspace. In addition, Class C airspace associated with Metropolitan Oakland International and <br /> Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International airports and Class D airspace associated with Palo Alto <br /> Airport are nearby.When the ATCT at San Carlos Airport is closed,the airport operates in Class <br /> G airspace which extends to the overlying Classes B, C, and D airspaces associated with other <br /> regional airports. <br /> 2.3.2 Standard Operating Procedures <br /> The traffic pattern at San Carlos Airport is maintained to provide the safest and most efficient use <br /> of the airspace surrounding the airport. Fixed-wing aircraft at the Airport utilize a right-hand <br /> traffic pattern for Runway 30 and a left-hand traffic pattern for Runway 12. These traffic patterns <br /> were established to keep aircraft over less populated areas to the east of the airport and to avoid <br /> 90 foot tall power lines that run parallel to Highway 101 and are just west of the Airport. A large <br /> amount of flight training is conducted at the Airport,which results in numerous touch-and-go <br /> operations. Runway 12 is designated as the calm wind runway at the Airport. <br /> San Carlos Airport also accommodates rotorcraft(i.e.,helicopters). The helicopter traffic pattern <br /> is located southwest of the Airport and east of Industrial Avenue in the City of San Carlos. ATC <br /> personnel assign helicopters to a left-hand traffic pattern for Runway 30 and a right-hand traffic <br /> pattern for Runway 12 to keep helicopters away from fixed-wing aircraft operating at the airport. <br /> 2.3.3 Noise Abatement Procedures at San Carlos Airport <br /> In an effort to reduce noise impacts in areas adjacent to San Carlos Airport,pilots are encouraged <br /> to adhere to the voluntary San Carlos Airport Noise Abatement Procedures(See Exhibitd-5). <br /> There are many noise-sensitive areas in the vicinity of the Airport. As a result, airport <br /> management has provided a list of guidelines and procedures to reduce the noise impacts on <br /> surrounding neighbors of the airport. These guidelines are summarized in Tabled-1. <br /> SanfCarlosfAirportV 2-11 ESAfAirportsf/130753f <br /> ALUCPf W hitef Pape/ Junef2014f <br />