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


Future Meetings