Fleet Week 2025 is scheduled from Sunday, October 5th through Monday, October 13th, 2025.
Air show performers will include other military and general aviation performers who will be based and utilizing the North Field at OAK. During air show demonstrations, airport neighbors will experience an unusual level of aircraft activity and noise. For the Fleet Week calendar of events please visit www.fleetweeksf.org
Aircraft noise concerns may be directed to the OAK Noise Hotline at 510-563-6463.
In 2002, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) opened the airport’s Ground Run-Up Enclosure (GRE) — the first in California, which reduces noise from engine maintenance by approximately 17 decibels. The GRE began operation in July 2002. The thee-sided structure, located near the center of the airfield, encloses a 325-by-264 feet rectangular area and is large enough to accommodate Boeing 747 aircraft. It is made of sloping zinc-coated steel “Noiseblotter” panels, creating walls that range from 19 to 40 feet in height.
The $4.2 million facility is used for testing engines, which must be operated at full power, after routine maintenance or repairs. Not only does the “GRE” reduce engine noise, but it also allows airlines to test engines in a wider range of wind conditions than is possible on an open field. Oakland is the fourth airport in the nation to build a GRE. Other installations are in Chicago, Portland and Indianapolis. All have been built by Blast Deflectors, Inc. of Watsonville.
