Hector International Airport: Runway Incursions

72 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Fargo, ND

By year

  • 20254
  • 20242
  • 20239
  • 20222
  • 20211
  • 20201
  • 20192
  • 20183
  • 201712
  • 20165
  • 20152
  • 20142
  • 20133
  • 20121
  • 20112
  • 20101
  • 20092
  • 20071
  • 20063
  • 20052
  • 20047
  • 20031
  • 20023
  • 20011

By severity category

  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence37
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications23
  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision11
  • Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1

By type

  • Pilot deviation52
  • Vehicle or pedestrian11
  • Air traffic control8
  • Other / unknown1

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2024-03-08 · Hector International Airport · DA42 / C172 · RWY 27 · Category A

    AIRCRAFT 1 ENTERED RUNWAY 27 WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. LC INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 1/DA42 RUNWAY 36 CLEARED TO LAND, HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 27. PILOT READBACK WAS CORRECT. LC THEN INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 2/C172 RUNWAY 27 CLEARED FOR THE OPTION AND ISSUED TRAFFIC ADVISORIES TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, LC INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 1 TO TURN RIGHT ON TAXIWAY E AND CONTACT GC. AIRCRAFT 1 DID NOT TURN ON TAXIWAY E AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY CROSSING RUNWAY 27 WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. AIRCRAFT 2 WAS CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO RUNWAY 27. AS AIRCRAFT 1 APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 36 AND RUNWAY 27, LC INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 1 TO HOLD POSITION WITH NO RESPONSE. LC IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 2 TO PULL UP. AIRCRAFT 2 OVERFLEW AIRCRAFT 1 BY APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET.

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.