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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Airport
Construction Advisory
Council
NBAA
David Siewert
October 23, 2013
Runway and Taxiway
Construction Safety
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“Field Managers working with Field Managers”
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ACI-NA
ALPA
AAAE NATCA ATO Safety Runway Safety
Airports Division ICAO
Flight Safety Foundation
Flight Standards
Airlines For America
Flight Standards
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CONSTRUCTION
ADDS RISK
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WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN?
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WHAT WE HAVE FOUND
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Base Line Construction Issues:
ATIS
Airport Diagrams
Visual Cues
Unprioritized NOTAMs
“Full Length” Confusion
Recent Surprises . . .
• Pilots don't always know the difference between
displaced and relocated
• Some airports feel the safety areas are too constraining
– selective requirements have been tried
– changing a taxiway to a taxilane not as effective as wingspan
restrictions
– closure "X" should not be mixed with wingspan restrictions
• NOTAMs expiring before the work is complete
• NOTAMs without opening/closing times
– dates/times required after Oct. 1, 2013 8
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RISK CAN BE MANAGED
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Linking symptoms and initiatives
1. Incomplete/ineffective
ATIS broadcasts
2. “Full length”
confusion
3. Missed NOTAMs
1. New ATIS
requirements
2. “Full length”
prohibited
3. New takeoff and
landing clearances
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Risks/Mitigations we see . . .
• NOTAM management contributes to safety
– NOTAMs serve as a (last) form of communications
– waiting until last-minute to issue can generate a surprise factor
• Consider the time required to plan and conduct international flights as the
minimum lead-time; 72-hours is helpful
– publishing declared distances benefits understanding
• Phases aid in communications/training when project(s)
exceed 30-days
– large (complex) projects are difficult to comprehend
• Temporary REILs
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1. Notify us!
2. Train controllers prior to construction
whenever possible
3. Change who will review the ATIS
4. Use our tools
5. Onsite Support
Things FAA is doing:
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Best Practices
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Runway Construction checklist
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Las.pdf
Construction (Notices) Graphics
• Primary website – https://nfdc.faa.gov/xwiki/bin/view/NFDC/Construction+Notices
– Improved access/download speeds
– 2011 - primarily used by FAA • First used in April 2011
• 492 diagrams in 9-months
• 35 different airports in 9-months
– 2012 - primarily used by FAA • 1126 diagrams in 12-months
• 53 different airports in 12-months
– 2013 - expanded to airports & carriers • 1030 diagrams in 8-months (670 last year); 53% growth
• 77 different airports in 8-months (40 last year); 92% growth
• Added "weekend service" when appropriate
• Secondary website – https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/
– Offers diagram to operators while downloading NOTAMs
– First used in April 2011
– Updated as required
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https://nfdc.faa.gov
https://nfdc.faa.gov
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NOTAM Search Site https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/
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INITIATIVES IN
DEVELOPMENT
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New signage for shortened runways
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Perhaps we should use this color to alert
pilots about airport construction
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Perhaps we should use this color to alert
pilots about airport construction
RWY 4L
TORA 8750 FT CONSTRUCTION
AHEAD
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Next steps . . .
• More airport operators seeing the value
– not tied to 56-day update cycle
– allows "immediate" changes when adding/deleting tarmac
• FAA process is still quite manual
– many more airports would benefit
• ACAC continues to grow
– Now linked to each of the three Service Areas
– Provides planning depth and breadth
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Contact Info David Siewert
[email protected] (718) 656 0335
David Siewert [email protected] (202) 493 5000
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