runwayinuse

15° Offset Procedure — Avoid Overflight of the Parallel Runway KSNA local VFR procedures

Not the current flow: KSNA is on runway 20R right now (CONFIRMED). This procedure is keyed to 20L (south flow)20L (south flow)2R (north flow). Live runway detail →

Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.

vfr departure Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-28 (51 d ago)

Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.

VFR aircraft on the small runway offset 15° to stay clear of the air-carrier runway: 20L arrivals fly a 15° final, 20L departures turn left 15°, 2R departures turn right 15°.

The route

  1. Runway 20L arrivals: fly final at a 15° angle to the runway, to avoid overflight of runway 20R/2L
  2. Runway 20L departures: turn left 15° at the departure end of the runway
  3. Runway 2R departures: turn right 15° at the departure end of the runway, to avoid overflight of runway 2L

Where it actually is

North up. The sponsor names these landmarks and publishes no coordinate for any of them — everything positioned here is derived, and each coordinate's provenance is listed with its point below. Dashed markers are depicted: this site's reading of the written route, not published fixes.

RWY 20L: turn left 15 degre…RWY 20L: turn left 15 degre…RWY 2R: turn right 15 degre…RWY 2R: turn right 15 degre…Both offsets exist to avoid…Both offsets exist to avoid…0.5 NMN
  1. RWY 20L: turn left 15 degrees at the departure end RWY 20L threshold (north end) North end of 2R/20L. A runway 20L departure turns LEFT 15 degrees at the departure end, and a 20L arrival flies final at 15 degrees to the runway — both to avoid overflying the big runway alongside. N33°40.86' W117°51.82' 33.68101, -117.86361 reference, not a leg R20LTH satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), surveyed runway threshold
  2. RWY 2R: turn right 15 degrees at the departure end RWY 2R threshold (south end) South end of the shorter general aviation runway 2R/20L. A runway 2R departure turns RIGHT 15 degrees at the departure end. N33°40.44' W117°52.08' 33.67400, -117.86805 reference, not a leg RW2RTH satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), surveyed runway threshold
  3. Both offsets exist to avoid overflying 20R/2L alongside RWY 20R threshold (north end) North end of 2L/20R — the preferred departure runway, and the one the 15 degree offsets exist to keep general aviation off. N33°40.90' W117°51.90' 33.68165, -117.86506 reference, not a leg R20RTH satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), surveyed runway threshold

This entry describes several named routes, so the landmarks are plotted and no single track is drawn. Bearings are magnetic, converted from true at each leg's midpoint through the WMM 2025 model this site ships (11.2°E here). Shoreline, water, highways and runways © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Class B/C/D boundaries: FAA Aeronautical Information Services.

Put it in the GPS

Landmarks only: this entry covers several named routes, so the files carry the points and no route.

When it applies

Source text, verbatim

AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RWY 20R/2L
VFR aircraft - to avoid overflight of RWY 20R/2L:
RWY 20L arrival fly final at 15° angle to RWY.
RWY 20L departures turn LEFT 15° at departure end of runway.
To avoid overflights of RWY 2L, RWY 2R departures turn RIGHT 15° at departure end of runway.
[FAA Chart Supplement:] VFR ACFT: TO AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RWY 20R, RWY 20L ARRS FLY FINAL AT 15 DEG ANGLE TO RWY; RWY 20L DEPS TURN 15 DEGS LEFT AT DEP END OF RWY. TO AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF RWY 02L, RWY 02R DEPS TURN 15 DEGS RIGHT AT DEP END OF RWY.

The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.

Sources

All KSNA procedures · KSNA runway in use