Dupage Airport: Runway Incursions
83 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Chicago/West Chicago, IL
By year
- 20261
- 20241
- 202313
- 20229
- 20216
- 20203
- 20194
- 20187
- 20178
- 20164
- 20151
- 20145
- 20131
- 20126
- 20111
- 20092
- 20081
- 20071
- 20061
- 20053
- 20041
- 20031
- 20023
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence51
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision22
- Other / pre-2008 classifications9
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation57
- Vehicle or pedestrian13
- Air traffic control12
- Other / unknown1
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2019-04-08 · Dupage Airport · HXC / C172 · RWY 15 · Category B
ATC ISSUED TAKEOFF CLEARANCE TO AIRCRAFT 1, HXC DEPARTING RUNWAY 15, PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT 2, C172 ARRIVING RUNWAY 20L, PASSING RUNWAY 15. AIRCRAFT 2 WAS APPROXIMATELY A HALF-MILE NORTH OF RUNWAY 15 WHEN LOCAL CONTROL ISSUED AIRCRAFT 1 A TAKEOFF CLEARANCE. NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS EXISTED. AIRCRAFT 1 DEPARTED, AND THE PILOT SAW AN AIRCRAFT APPROACHING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE REDUCED AIRSPEED AND CLIMB RATE TO EVADE THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED ON WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING ON THE FREQUENCY. HE LATER CALLED THE TOWER AND REPORTED THE C172 PASSED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN FRONT OF AND 200 FEET ABOVE HIS AIRCRAFT. NIGHT TIME OPERATION. INTERSECTING FLIGHT PATH OPERATION.
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.