Foreward
It is the policy of the Manassas Regional Airport Office to promote the following Voluntary Good Neighbor Noise Abatement Policy in order for the Airport to continue its role as a vital part of the local community. This program is intended to be considerate of the Airport’s residential neighbors while also balancing the operational needs of our own tenant population.

The Voluntary Good Neighbor Noise Abatement Policy is comprised of suggestions for pilots, fixed-base operators, and maintenance facilities. It is recognized that the F.A.A. Air Traffic Control Tower and the dictates of aviation safety are the overriding influences on flight operations; however the Airport’s tenants are encouraged to follow the guidelines of the Voluntary Good Neighbor Plan whenever allowed by the F.A.A., Air Traffic Control Tower, and the dictates of safe flight operations.

SECTION 1 – FLIGHT TRAINING
Flight instructors should teach their students these voluntary noise abatement procedures, including pilots which are taken up for biennial flight reviews. Treat noise abatement as you would any other element of instruction. Be aware of the noise sensitive areas, and point them out while riding with your students. Make sure that your students fly at the recommended pattern altitude of 1,200 ft. msl. for airplanes and 800 ft. msl. for rotorcraft. When possible, make sure to practice maneuvers over unpopulated areas and use various practice areas so the same community isn’t constantly subjected to noise from flight training operations. Be mindful of noise sensitive areas when doing ground-reference maneuvers. Stay away from doing these maneuvers around houses, schools, or anything that would classify as a noise sensitive area. Stress the importance about the use of high power r.p.m. settings only when necessary. For example high r.p.m. settings should only be used during takeoff or short final when altitude/speed adjustments are needed.

SECTION 2 – FIXED WING FLIGHT OPERATIONS
General Vicinity: Familiarize yourself with the location of noise sensitive areas, particularly the Great Oaks subdivision located to the east across the Route 234 Bypass, the Moor Green Estates neighborhood located to the south of the Airport in the approach path of Runway 34R, and the residential neighborhoods of the Nokesville area to the west and southwest. The preferred way to avoid the noise sensitive areas are to follow major roads and railroad tracks located near the Airport. These roads include the Route 234 by-pass and the Norfolk/Southern railroad tracks. A recent aerial photograph that depicts these preferred roads and railroad tracks near the Airport will be available for study in the Airport Director’s Office. When arriving and departing from the Northwest/West/Southwest direction, it is preferred to use the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks located north of the Airport. When departing from any of the runways, unless in conflict with the Tower’s instructions climb to at least 900 ft. msl. prior to making a turn on course, or before you make a turn for your crosswind leg while conducting traffic pattern work. 2,400 is the recommended R.P.M. setting to be used while in the traffic pattern for any of the runways. This will help alleviate aircraft engine noise. While operating in the 16L/34R traffic pattern and aircraft type permitting, try to keep your downwind legs on the west side of the Route 234 by-pass. The purpose of this is to help lessen the amount of noise for the surrounding residential communities.

SECTION 3- ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURES PROCEDURES
If the Airport is in a north operation: Outbound traffic shall stay north of the Norfolk/Southern railroad tracks at an altitude of 2,500 ft. msl. The inbound traffic shall stay south of the Norfolk/Southern railroad tracks at an altitude of 2,000 ft. msl.

Preferred North Operation Procedures - Map

If the Airport is in a south operation: Outbound traffic shall stay south of the Norfolk/Southern railroad tracks at an altitude of 2,500 ft. msl. Inbound traffic shall stay north of the Norfolk/Southern railroad tracks at an altitude of 2,000 ft. msl.

Preferred South Operation Procedures - Map

SECTION 4- HELICOPTER OPERATORS
Unless in conflict with the Control Tower’s instructions, climb to the helicopter traffic pattern altitude of 800’ msl. prior to crossing the Airport boundary. When approaching the Airport, maintain as high an altitude as practical and conduct as much of your decent within the Airport boundary as allowed by safe flight operations. When possible, over fly industrial areas, rail & utility corridors and roadways so as to avoid direct over flight of residential areas. When operating in the helicopter traffic pattern maintain as high an altitude as possible and attempt to avoid over flight of residential areas. If allowed by your flight profile and traffic conditions (i.e. low fixed wing traffic volume), please consider arriving and departing via the standard traffic pattern and active runway.

SECTION 5- PREFERRED HELICOPTER ROUTES
The following routes are to be used to avoid noise sensitive areas surrounding the Manassas Regional Airport.

Arrivals from the Northeast: (Tracks Route) An extension of existing helicopter Route 10 from Manassas to follow Route 28 South to intercept the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks west bound to Manassas Regional Airport.
Arrivals from the North: Helicopters arriving from the north should proceed over the Route 234 Bypass southbound to the Airport.

Arrivals from the South and Southeast: (Lake Route) Helicopters inbound from the south, utilizing the recommended reporting point of Independent Hill and upon receiving clearance from ATC, should proceed direct to Lake Jackson, then proceed over the Route 234 Bypass and direct Manassas Regional Airport. Helicopters inbound from the east through southeast utilizing the recommended reporting point of Lake Jackson, should proceed direct Manassas Regional Airport upon receiving clearance from ATC.

Arrivals from the West and Southwest: (Catlett Route) Helicopters utilizing the recommended reporting points of Bend or Nokesville should follow Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks, east to the Manassas Regional Airport.

Departures to the Northeast: (Tracks Route) Helicopters departing to the north should follow the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks east to intersection of the railroad split (approximately two miles) before proceeding on course.

Departures to the North: Helicopters departing to the north should follow the Route 234 Bypass northbound.

Departures to the West and Southwest: (Catlett Route) Helicopters departing west or southwest bound depart north following the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks west to Nokesville, before proceeding on course.

Departures to the East and Southeast: When Manassas Regional Airport is in a north operation, helicopters departing east or southeast bound, should depart via (Tracks Route) following the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks east to intersection of the railroad split (approximately two miles) before proceeding on course. When Manassas Regional Airport is in a south operation, helicopters departing east or southeast bound should depart direct (Lake Route) Lake Jackson before proceeding on course.

Helicopter Closed Traffic: Helicopters requesting touch and go, stop and go or low approach operations may be restricted to the east side of the Airport during peak air traffic operations. These operations may be executed on either the parallel taxiway or Runway 16L/34R.

Autorotation: Helicopters requesting autorotation practice may be restricted to the east side of the Airport, to Taxiway Bravo when Manassas Regional Airport is in a south operation or the proposed helipad abeam the T-hangars when in a north operation.

Preferred Helicopter Routes - Map

SECTION 6- ENGINE RUN-UP OPERATIONS FOR ALL AIRCRAFT
Engine run-ups for maintenance and pre-flight purposes should be conducted in one of designated run-up pads which are adjacent to the ends of every runway on the Airport. If possible, attempt to orient the aircraft so that the majority of the sound produced is directed to the north, over the gateway business park. Avoid engine run-ups between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. whenever possible. Conduct run-ups at the minimum permissible r.p.m. and be mindful of propeller synchronization when applicable.

SECTION 7- NOISE COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
When a noise complaint is received, the Airport will document it in a noise complaint log. A member of the Airport Staff will call the person who filed the complaint. The noise complaint log will be kept up to date and will include the following information:

The noise complaints will be tracked with the Maps and Streets software which is used by Airport Operations.

SECTION 8- NOISE ABATEMENT AWARENESS
Signs will be installed near the runways on the Airport to remind pilots of the voluntary noise procedures. This will help reinforce the importance of flying neighborly, for the consideration of the noise sensitive areas surrounding the Airport. Posters will be displayed in visible spots throughout various buildings including the Main Terminal. This will serve as a reminder of the Voluntary Noise Policy for persons using the Airport. The preferred departure and arrival routes for aircraft will be put into a brochure, which can be distributed to pilots of rotorcraft or fixed-wing aircraft. The brochure can be kept inside the aircraft acting as a visual aide showing where the noise sensitive areas are located.

SECTION 9- NOISE ABATEMENT HOTLINE
Manassas Regional Airport has a 24-hour noise abatement hotline. Please notify the Airport staff of a noisy aircraft event at (703) 257-2576. The hotline will ask the residents to leave the following information:

SECTION 10- GENERAL CONSIDERATION
Adhere to the standard traffic pattern procedures whenever possible. Avoid “flat hatting” and non-standard departures (i.e. a low-altitude, high speed turn-out to the east over residential areas). Closely monitor r.p.m. settings to avoid excessive engine noise while in the traffic pattern. Most importantly please remember to fly safely and neighborly.