Is This The Right Runway?

and may cause an aircraft separation standard to be compromised. The area may have a history of surface incidents or the potential for surface incidents. This may be due to any mix of causes: airport geometry; ground traffic flow; markings

Key Takeaways:

• Landing on a taxiway instead of a runway is a common human error often caused by confusing airport "hotspots," abnormal field conditions (e.g., closed runways, poor lighting), or misleading visual cues at night.
• Pilot-specific factors such as fatigue, illness, or accepting complex last-minute ATC instructions that disrupt established approaches significantly increase the risk of misidentifying the landing surface.
• Pilots can mitigate these risks by maintaining heightened vigilance, being willing to say "unable" to ATC when necessary, and simplifying operations, especially when conditions are abnormal or personal performance is compromised.

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