Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Runway Incursions
199 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Washington, DC
By year
- 20264
- 20258
- 202412
- 202316
- 202215
- 202111
- 20206
- 201913
- 20189
- 201713
- 201615
- 201514
- 201412
- 201311
- 201211
- 20119
- 20105
- 20091
- 20085
- 20072
- 20067
By severity category
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision141
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence52
- Other / pre-2008 classifications5
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation91
- Air traffic control90
- Vehicle or pedestrian17
- Other / unknown1
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2019-05-26 · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · B737 / E170 · DCA RWY 19 · Category B
GROUND CONTROL (GC) INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 1 (B737), TO TAXI FROM THE TERMINAL TO THE HOLDING BAY AT RUNWAY 22 VIA, TAXIWAY SIERRA, RUNWAY 15, HOLD SHORT RUNWAY 19. READ BACK CORRECT. GC COORDINATED VERBALLY WITH LOCAL CONTROL (LC) FOR AIRCRAFT 1 TO CROSS RUNWAY 19. LC INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 2 (E170), TO LUAW ON RUNWAY 19 AND ISSUED A TRAFFIC ADVISORY REFERENCING AIRCRAFT 1 CROSSING RUNWAY 19 DOWNFIELD. GC INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 1 TO CONTINUE TAXI ON RUNWAY15, CROSS RUNWAY 19, TAXIWAY MIKE TO RUNWAY 22 HOLDING BAY. LC THEN CLEARED AIRCRAFT 2 FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19, CONFLICTING WITH AIRCRAFT 1 CROSSING RUNWAY 19. AIRCRAFT 2 BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL AND WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH 60 KNOTS WHEN THEY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ABORTING TAKEOFF. ASDE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED AND THE CLOSET PROXIMITY BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 730 FEET. LOSS OF SEPARATION VALIDATED.
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.