Aurora Municipal Airport: Runway Incursions
115 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Chicago/Aurora, IL
By year
- 20253
- 20243
- 20238
- 202213
- 202115
- 20206
- 201915
- 201811
- 20176
- 201612
- 20153
- 20148
- 201310
- 20061
- 20041
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence62
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision44
- Other / pre-2008 classifications8
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation78
- Air traffic control20
- Vehicle or pedestrian11
- Other / unknown6
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2013-12-02 · Aurora Municipal Airport · HXB (EXP) / P28A · RWY 9/33 · Category B
HXB WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION AND WAS DEPARTING/TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 9. PA28 WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION FOR RUNWAY 33. HXB PASSED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO RUNWAYS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. PA28 PASSED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OVER THE HXB WITH 0 FEET LATERAL SEPARATION. THE DISTANCE WAS ESTIMATED BY THE FRONT LINE MANAGER, WHO HAD JUST REPORTED FOR WATCH SUPERVISION DUTY IN THE TOWER. LOCAL CONTROL (LC) DID NOT ISSUE TRAFFIC TO EITHER AIRCRAFT. NEITHER PILOT COMMENTED ON THE PROXIMITY OR APPEARED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. DURING A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGER, LC DID NOT APPEAR TO RECOGNIZE THE OPERATION DID NOT MEET CROSSING RUNWAY SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS.
Counts are reported events, not a danger ranking. Before FY2008 the FAA used a narrower definition, so earlier years are not directly comparable.
Source: FAA Runway Safety (RWS) database, via ASIAS · United States Government public domain.