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Mitigating Airport Hazards for Runway Safety: Operator's Viewpoint

Explore runway excursion hazards and mitigation options for airports to enhance safety measures. Identify communication, construction, visibility, and operational hazards, offering solutions for efficient management. Emphasize the importance of emergency response planning, training, and collaboration among local, national, and international agencies.

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Mitigating Airport Hazards for Runway Safety: Operator's Viewpoint

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  1. The Airport Operator’s perspective on runway excursion hazards and mitigation options Session 2 Presentation 2

  2. Owen Roberts International Airport

  3. Runway Excursion • Runway Excursion: Occurs when an aircraft fails to confine its take off or landing to the designated runway. This may occur during the take off roll if the aircraft leaves the runway other than by becoming fully airborne or if an attempted landing is not completed within the confines of the intended runway. • The Antonovaircraft went off the end of the runway in Windsor, Ontario on the 18 December 2000. The TSB Report concluded that IMC, darkness and the crew’s lack of familiarity with the airport played a large factor. A light snow reduced breaking and the aircraft did not stop and overran the runway. Previous information passed to the crew regarding braking condition, and other aircraft landing without problem likely led the crew to believe that braking was adequate for a normal approach and landing. There were no injuries to the crew and minor aircraft damage

  4. Airport Communication Hazards • Late or inaccurate runway surface condition reports • Establish SOPs that include: • Reporting criteria • Update criteria • Method of reporting • Method of observing • Establish a training program for Runway Inspectors including: • Initial training qualifications/requirements • Recurrent training and frequency • Not closing a runway when conditions dictate, or failure to notify of closure of runway/taxiway • Airport Emergency Plan/Emergency Procedures include notification process for all affected sections (i.e. Irregular Ops)

  5. Airport Construction Hazards • Modified “effective operational runway length” data that is not accurately published • Implement a hazard identification program for all airport works (i.e. Works Safety Plan) • Establish checklist for reopening runway • Establish quality management system (OPS/ATC/AIS) • Provide accurate operational runway length data

  6. Visibility Hazards • Impede Rescue and Fire Fighting (RFFS) ability to locate and access excursion sites • Use available technologies to navigate(e.g. GPS) • Install transponders on vehicles

  7. Airport Hazards • Runways not constructed and maintained to maximize effective friction and drainage • Identify and control: • Level of rubberisation • Depth of water/snow on the runway • Pavement condition • Runway curvature • Runway grooving • Runway porosity • Establish a maintenance program (PMP) • Establish a reporting system (Runway Inspections)

  8. Airport Hazards • Inhospitable terrain • Provide vehicles that are suitable for the terrain • Provide vehicles that are suitably equipped for the operating environment

  9. Airport Operational Hazards • Failure to use wind-preferential runways • Nominate wind-preferential runways • Inadequate Runway End Safety Area (RESA) • Establish adequate runway end safety areas, or install other engineered systems and structures to safely stop planes that overrun (ICAO requires a 90m (300 feet) RESA) . Is EMAS (engineered material arresting system) a viable solution? • Inadequate obstacle assessment • Amend the obstacle assessment program to comply with requirements- local government support? • FOD control • Inadequate foreign object detection and removal from runway • Establish a FOD management program • Utilize available technology based on needs

  10. Airport Operational Hazards Cont’d • Lack of an effective emergency response plan • Review and update emergency response plan • Establish a AEP Planning Committee and review schedule • Inadequate training for emergency response personnel • Identify training needs • Develop training program (PAHO/Incident Command System) • Implement training program for emergency response personnel • Establish a exercise schedule • Standardized qualification criteria for critical Airport Operational Personnel (i.e. ATC)

  11. Conclusions • This very serious problem must have the support and buy-in of all Local, National and International Organizations: • Local Runway Safety Teams • NationalState rules and regulation must be in place to protect the airport operating area • InternationalParticipation of all Agencies to address and reduce incidence of runway excursions is essential (ICAO,ACI, IATA,IFALPA,FSF, etc.)

  12. THANK YOU!

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