Airfield Safety and Operations
This area of the airport is intended for aircraft takeoff, landing, and ground movement.
What is the movement area?
This highly regulated airport activity requires grounding and bonding to prevent static discharge.
What is aircraft fueling?
These systems provide pilots with visual or electronic guidance for approaches and landings.
What are navigational aids (NAVAIDs)?
These voluntary TSA guidelines provide best practices for enhancing general aviation security.
What are the TSA GA Security Guidelines?
Items such as rocks, tools, or trash on a runway or taxiway represent this serious safety hazard.
What is foreign object debris (FOD)?
All fueling personnel must receive this type of instruction to ensure safe operations.
What is recurrent training in fuel handling procedures?
This visual aid provides precise vertical descent information during approach.
What is a precision approach path indicator (PAPI)?
This federally supported program promotes a layered security approach for general aviation facilities.
What is GA-Secure?
These surfaces must be free of obstacles and maintained to prevent aircraft damage during overrun or undershoot events.
What are safety areas?
Fuel storage areas must be inspected regularly to verify compliance with these national standards.
What are NFPA and FAA fueling safety standards?
Runway lights, signage, and markings are critical components of this visual safety system.
What is the airfield lighting and marking system?
Pilots and airport users are encouraged to monitor and report suspicious activity under this program sponsored by AOPA and TSA.
What is the Airport Watch Program?
This FAA initiative focuses on reducing runway incursions through improved signage, markings, and procedural awareness.
What is the Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) Program?
Spill response equipment, absorbents, and fire extinguishers must be located within this distance of fueling operations.
What is immediate access or within 50 feet of fueling points?
This automated system reports temperature, wind, and visibility to pilots and controllers.
What is the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS)?
Airport managers can strengthen security through ID checks, access controls, and this procedural element.
What is visitor escort or controlled access protocol?
Airport staff should immediately report and document any condition that may endanger aircraft or personnel, demonstrating this management commitment.
What is proactive safety reporting?
Fuel farms and mobile refuelers must maintain records of inspections and training as part of this plan.
What is the airport fueling safety and compliance plan?
Regular calibration, inspection, and maintenance of NAVAIDs ensure this essential operational quality.
What is system reliability and accuracy?
Integrating security practices into daily operations, rather than treating them as separate tasks, represents this management philosophy.
What is a security culture?