The Boulder Municipal Airport has a voluntary noise abatement program.  Noise abatement procedures are designed to minimize the exposure of residential areas to aircraft noise, while ensuring the safety of flight operations. Pilots are asked to be aware that there are residents and neighborhoods which are noise sensitive and to follow the voluntary noise abatement procedures during the flight operation.

• Stay south of Jay Road and east of 30th Street in the pattern if possible.
• Avoid overflying populated areas below 7500 feet MSL.
• Do not overfly the raptor nesting areas of the Flatirons (mountains southwest of town) from Feb. 1 until July 31. This is a protected area for peregrine falcons.

1. All traffic pattern entries should be conducted in conformity with the City of Boulder Airport Noise Abatement procedures. All aircraft should be flown at or above 7,500 MSL over noise sensitive areas (outside of the traffic pattern) and at reduced power settings. These areas should be avoided when possible. Please ask for a copy of the city's procedures if you are not familiar with these areas.
2. All downwind legs should be south of Jay Road, and all base legs should be east of 30th Street for Runway 08 landings.
3. Pilots are requested to operate their aircraft at the most reduced power settings in the airport traffic pattern or while entering the pattern consistent with safety. This should result in a reduced number of extended final approaches.
4. Pilots should climb to at least 500 feet AGL after takeoff before turning crosswind. All runway 08 departures should be straight out to the east. The Gunbarrel area should to be avoided on departure.
5. Runway 08 should be used for most operations (except night landings) and recommended when the wind is less than 5 knots from the west and expected to remain less than 5 knots, at the pilot's discretion and consistent with safe operating procedures.
6. Pilots are requested to avoid making touch and go landings at the Boulder Municipal Airport before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m.
7. Pilots using the Boulder Municipal Airport are requested to avoid flight operations between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
8. Straight in approaches to Runway 26 are recommended at night (winds and weather permitting).
9. Early morning flight operations (before 7 a.m.) are discouraged. Early morning departures are requested to depart straight out to the east, reducing power setting consistent with safe operating procedures.