Mansfield, TX Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)

Aircraft noise in Mansfield is a federally preempted subject under 49 U.S. Code 40103, which gives the FAA exclusive authority over navigable airspace and flight operations. Mansfield National Airpark (KJWY), a publicly owned general aviation airport along Matlock Road, operates under an FAA-accepted airport master plan; the City of Mansfield sets airport minimum standards, hangar rules, and noise abatement procedures through its airport governance and Chapter 6 of the City Code, but it cannot impose a mandatory curfew on aircraft operations without an FAR Part 161 study that meets extremely narrow federal criteria. Voluntary noise abatement procedures published in the airport master plan and in the FAA Airport Facility Directory ask pilots to avoid early morning and late night patterns over residential neighborhoods and to use preferred flight tracks that route departures away from Walnut Creek and South Pointe. Complaints about low flying, unusual engine noise, or suspected unsafe operations go to the FAA Flight Standards District Office in Fort Worth (FSDO-09) rather than Mansfield Police; the city forwards noise complaints received through 817-276-4200 to airport management for reference. Helicopter medevac and law-enforcement operations by Tarrant County and DFW-area hospitals are exempt. Airport tenants and commercial operators must still observe general ground noise rules in Chapter 74 when running engines on the ramp.