Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport: Runway Incursions

99 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Miami, FL

By year

  • 20262
  • 20256
  • 20244
  • 20236
  • 20224
  • 20215
  • 20205
  • 20199
  • 201810
  • 20178
  • 20163
  • 20154
  • 20147
  • 20133
  • 20122
  • 20112
  • 20101
  • 20092
  • 20085
  • 20078
  • 20061
  • 20051
  • 20031

By severity category

  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence64
  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision18
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications16
  • Category B — significant separation loss1

By type

  • Pilot deviation62
  • Vehicle or pedestrian20
  • Air traffic control12
  • Other / unknown5

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2016-06-01 · Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport · SR22 / AS365 (HELO) · RWY 12 · Category B

    A/C 1, SR22, WAS ON AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY ONE TWO (12). A/C 2, AS65 (HELICOPTER), ADVISED OPF ATCT READY FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 12 AT TAXIWAY GOLF (G) INTERSECTION. ATCT CLEARED THE AS65 FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 12 AT INTERSECTION G. ATCT REALIZED THE CONFLICT AND INSTRUCTED THE AS65 TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AS65 DID NOT RESPOND, AND CONTINUED ONTO RUNWAY 12. ATCT THEN ASKED THE SR22 (ON LANDING ROLL) IF THEY SAW THE TRAFFIC (AS65). THE SR22 REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, AND ADVISED HE WILL STOP. ATCT REPORTED THE SR22 WAS AT TAXI SPEED. THE SR22 TAXIED PAST THE AS65 AND EXITED AT THE END OF RUNWAY 12. ESTIMATED CLOSEST PROXIMITY IS 80-100 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.