SFO Airport/Community Roundtable
Since 1981, the Roundtable has been an independent committee comprised primarily of elected local officials representing the residents of the City and County of San Francisco and San Mateo County and its twenty cities. The Roundtable seeks to reduce aircraft noise to the community through collaboration among the stakeholders – the Roundtable, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), SFO management, the airline industry, elected officials and the public.
The authority to control the routes of aircraft in flight
and on the ground is vested exclusively in the FAA
SFO Airport management, the Roundtable, or local elected officials cannot control the routes of aircraft in flight or on the ground. The FAA (with rare exceptions), SFO management or the Roundtable cannot control the number of flights nor the time of day of aircraft operations.
Federal law preempts local government agencies
from implementing any action that is intended to
control the routes or operation of aircraft in flight.
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NEW! Recent SFO Roundtable Website Updates
Hybrid Access Document: FAA New eVTOL Regulations – October 2024
Video: Peter J. Kirsch presentation at October 2024 Roundtable Meeting Legal Tools for Addressing Airport Noise
Webpage: FAA Noise Policy Review Update October 2024: Noise Policy Review | Federal Aviation Administration (faa.gov)
Hybrid Access Document: FAA Online Noise Information + Resources
Video: TWG Meeting – July 16, 2024
Original Research Article: “A Large-Scale Validation Study of Aircraft Noise Modeling for Airport Arrivals” J. Acoust. Soc. Am, 155(3), March 2024
Upcoming Meetings
November 19, 2024 – 3:30 PM
Technical Working Group
Foster City – City Council Conference Room
Via Hybrid Access
December 4, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
February 5, 2025 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
Past Meetings for 2024
October 2, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
September 4, 2024 – 3:30 PM
Technical Working Group
Via Hybrid Access
August 14, 2024 – 3:30 PM
Legislative Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
August 7, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
July 16, 2024 – 3:30 PM
Technical Working Group
Via Hybrid Access
June 5, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
May 21, 2024 – 3:30 P.M.
Work Plan Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
April 3, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
March 11, 2024 – 1:00 P.M.
Ground-Based Noise Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
February 7, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
January 18, 2024 – 3:30pm
Technical Working Group
Via Hybrid Access
Past Meetings for 2023
December 6, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
November 15, 2023 – 3:30 P.M.
Technical Working Group
Via Hybrid Access
October 4, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting + Aircraft Noise Terminology Tutorial
Via Hybrid Access
September 22, 2023 – 11:00 A.M.
Ad-Hoc Portable Noise Monitor Placement Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
August 29, 2023 – 3:00 P.M.
Technical Working Group
Via Hybrid Access
August 2, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
July 20, 2023 – 11:00 A.M.
Legislative Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
July 11, 2023 – 3:00 P.M.
Ground-Based Noise Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
June 27, 2023 – 12:00 P.M.
Work Plan Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
June 7, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
May 16, 2023 – 3:30 P.M.
Technical Working Group
Via Hybrid Access
April 5, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Hybrid Access
April 7, 2023 – 12:00 P.M.
Ground-Based Noise Subcommittee
Via Hybrid Access
April 7, 2023 – 2:00 P.M.
Technical Working Group
Via Hybrid Access
February 23, 2023 – 12:00 P.M.
Legislative Subcommittee
Via Virtual Access
February 1, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
Roundtable Regular Meeting
Via Virtual Access
January 17, 2023 – 4:00 P.M.
Technical Working Group
Via Virtual Access
Roundtable Regular Meetings – Archive
Roundtable Subcommittee Meetings – Archive