FAA Names Next 16 Airports to Host Runway Safety Action Team Meetings

The continuing safety program is designed to identify and eliminate risks on and around airport runways.

Jonathan Welsh

Tuesday, November 07, 2023 at 05:52 PM ET

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The FAA continues to work with aviation stakeholders to develop runway safety strategies. [Credit: iStock]

Key Takeaways:

The FAA is actively continuing its Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) program, conducting meetings at airports nationwide to identify and address specific runway safety risks.
These RSAT meetings bring together diverse airport stakeholders, including FAA air traffic, pilots, and airline officials, to develop tailored action plans aimed at eliminating or mitigating identified risks.
Driven by recent "close call" incidents, the FAA and the aviation community have committed to a goal of achieving zero serious close calls, with 90 meetings already conducted and 16 more planned this year.

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As part of a continuing program to address risks to runway safety, the FAA has named 16 airports where it plans to conduct meetings with its Runway Safety Action Team between now and the end of the year. The agency has so far conducted 90 such meetings across the country this year.

The meetings, which the FAA hosts annually at towered airports, serve as forums for identifying risks on and around runways that are specific to each airport. The sessions help stakeholders develop runway safety action plans and form agreements to pursue actions aimed at improving safety.