Blue Grass Airport: Runway Incursions
66 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Lexington, KY
By year
- 20259
- 20245
- 20233
- 20224
- 20213
- 20202
- 20191
- 20183
- 20173
- 20164
- 20154
- 20134
- 20111
- 20107
- 20094
- 20082
- 20072
- 20063
- 20051
- 20021
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence33
- Other / pre-2008 classifications17
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision15
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation40
- Vehicle or pedestrian17
- Air traffic control6
- Other / unknown3
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2023-11-19 · Blue Grass Airport · CRJ9 / C172 · RWY 4 · Category B
ATC DID NOT PROVIDE RUNWAY SEPARATION BETWEEN AIRCRAFT 1 AND AIRCRAFT 2. AIRCRAFT 1/CRJ9 WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 4 BEHIND AIRCRAFT 2/C172. ON A 1-MILE FINAL, AIRCRAFT 1 ASKED LC TO CONFIRM THEIR LANDING CLEARANCE AS AIRCRAFT 2 STILL HAD NOT REACHED THE THRESHOLD. LC CONFIRMED THE LANDING CLEARANCE AND ADVISED THAT AIRCRAFT 2 WAS A TOUCH AND GO. LC THEN INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 1 TO GO AROUND APPROXIMATELY 858 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT 1 ALTERED COURSE TO THE RIGHT AND PASSED APPROXIMATELY 99 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF, AND APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET HIGHER THAN AIRCRAFT 2.
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.