Fairbanks International Airport: Runway Incursions
247 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Fairbanks, AK
By year
- 20262
- 202510
- 20249
- 202311
- 202214
- 202115
- 20208
- 20199
- 201810
- 201714
- 201614
- 201511
- 201410
- 20138
- 20125
- 20114
- 201015
- 200911
- 200810
- 20078
- 20068
- 200512
- 20048
- 20039
- 200212
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence152
- Other / pre-2008 classifications60
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision34
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation124
- Vehicle or pedestrian96
- Air traffic control21
- Other / unknown6
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2020-08-13 · Fairbanks International Airport · C185 / C182 · 20 · Category B
AIRCRAFT 1/C185 WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF SEA LANE 2W AND DEPARTED SEA LANE 20W, RUNWAY INCURSION. ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT 1/C185 FOR TAKEOFF SEA LANE 2W WITH CORRECT READ BACK. ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT 2/C182 FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 2R. AIRCRAFT 2/C182 TOOK OFF RUNWAY 2R AND WAS OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN AIRCRAFT 1/C185 BEGAN IT'S TAKEOFF ROLL ON SEA LANE 20W. AIRCRAFT 1/C185 AND AIRCRAFT 2/C182 WERE AIRBORNE ON OPPOSITE DIRECTION COURSES WHEN THEY PASSED EACH OTHER. CLOSEST VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN AIRCRAFT WAS 200 FEET. CLOSEST HORIZONTAL DISTANCE WAS 0.17 NM. ATC ISSUED AIRCRAFT 1/C185 AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN TO EXIT THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, LOSS OF SEPARATION AND CONFLICT.
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.