Event Details and Registration

Military, Airline, Cargo, General Aviation pilots, Ground Operators and safety advocates are welcome and encouraged to attend. This meeting includes a presentation of the recent incident history at Tucson International Airport and an open discussion of Runway Safety.

Participants are asked to help develop recommendations and solutions to enhance surface safety by eliminating wrong surface landings, runway incursions, pilot deviations and jet blast incidents and accidents. Your recommendations will assist the Runway Safety Team as they continue their efforts to improve safety at Tucson International Airport.

If you are unable to attend, please email your recommendations, comments and/or questions  to Charlotte York, Tucson ATCT Support Specialist, by noon, Wednesday, April 3, 2019.   Charlotte.York@faa.gov

This meeting it expected to adjourn at 17:30 pm Arizona time (GMT -7)   

See you there!

Tucson International Airport Airline Terminal Building, 3rd Floor
7250 S. Tucson Blvd, Tucson AZ 85756
Tucson Airport Authority Administrative Offices: Catalina Room

On the 3rd Floor (above airline ticketing level), find the TAA Administrative Offices.  Within the Administrative Offices, we'll be in the Catalina Room.

https://www.flytucson.com/services/terminal-map/

Driving: For free vehicle parking, please park in the Hourly lot and bring your ticket to the meeting for validation.

Fly-Ins: If you would like to fly-in, please make prior arrangements with the Fixed Base Operator of your choice regarding fuel, fees, tie-downs, hours of operation, shuttle availability to and from the meeting  and accessing your aircraft after the meeting, etc.. No public services are available at the Tucson Executive Terminal.

Thank you Tucson Airport Authority for providing the Catalina Room!

This event would not be possible without the active participation and collaboration among air traffic control, airport management, and airport users. 

Pre-registration is encouraged to help the facilitators in planning sufficient seating and handout materials.

Runway incursions are a major factor in aviation safety.  While many things have been done to reduce the accident rate in General Aviation and the Air Carrier Industry, both sides of the aviation house are still experiencing far too many runway incursions.  This could be the result of "Read back - Hear back" issues, poor airport signage, pilot inattention/knowledge, expectation bias, or a combination of factors.  Runway safety is a major concern for all pilots and if you have been around aviation for a long period of time you have probably seen some close calls on the runways and taxiways, or even been involved in some yourself.   

Pilot airspace deviations continue to be a major risk in the national airspace system. To reduce the chance that you might be involved in an airspace deviation incident, you are highly encouraged to take an on-line learning center courses on www.faasafety.gov, https://www.faasafety.gov/search/Default.aspx?keywords=runway+safety&searchCategoryId=-1    or search the learning library for associated guidance on airspace incursions. Remember, safe and prudent airmen have superior situational awareness and have a plan to keep it that way.

Flying into or out of Tucson International Airport KTUS ? Thank you Tucson Airport Authority, FAASTeam, AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteers and more for the Tucson KTUS Airport and Runway Safety video! Thank you aftw.org for posting this safety video!

Welcome and safe travels to Tucson!  http://aftw.org/tus-releases-runway-safety-video/

"Please also view this video on Wrong Surface Landings, developed by the FAA Runway Safety Group:"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5II-s_j35cI&feature=youtu.be

In “Additional Event Documents” below, find links to National and Local safety material. 

Thank You!  A message from your FAASTeam.