Long Island MacArthur Airport: Runway Incursions

89 reported incursions · 2 serious (Category A/B) · Islip, NY

By year

  • 20265
  • 20243
  • 20236
  • 20222
  • 20215
  • 20205
  • 20193
  • 20182
  • 201715
  • 201610
  • 20156
  • 20143
  • 20132
  • 20121
  • 20112
  • 20104
  • 20081
  • 20071
  • 20065
  • 20052
  • 20031
  • 20024
  • 20011

By severity category

  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence37
  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision36
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications14
  • Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided2

By type

  • Pilot deviation65
  • Air traffic control16
  • Other / unknown5
  • Vehicle or pedestrian3

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2006-07-01 · Long Island MacArthur Airport · BE36 / P28A · RWY 24 · Category A

    A BEECH BE36 WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 24 INTERSECTION VIA NORTHBOUND ON WHISKEY AND ONTO RUNWAY 15R SOUTHEAST BOUND, HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 24. PILOT READ BACK HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS CORRECTLY. SUBSEQUENTLY THE BE36 WAS OBSERVED HOLDING SHORT OF 24. A PIPER PA28A WAS ON DEPARTURE ROLL FROM A TOUCH AND GO RUNWAY 24 WHEN THE BE36 CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE PA28A AT THE INTERSECTION OF 15R/24 (MIDFIELD). THE PA28A HAD TO BANK LEFT TO AVOID THE BE36 HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND OVER FLEW THE BE36 BY 10-15 FEET VERTICAL.
  • 2002-12-07 · Long Island MacArthur Airport · C172 / BE55 · RWY 15R · Category A

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.