Chicago Rockford International Airport: Runway Incursions
66 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Chicago/Rockford, IL
By year
- 20262
- 20251
- 20235
- 20215
- 20202
- 20195
- 20182
- 20151
- 20141
- 20133
- 20125
- 20114
- 20102
- 20092
- 20082
- 20075
- 20063
- 20055
- 20042
- 20035
- 20024
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence31
- Other / pre-2008 classifications23
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision11
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation37
- Vehicle or pedestrian18
- Air traffic control10
- Other / unknown1
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2021-07-13 · Chicago Rockford International Airport · B752 / A306 · RWY 7 · Category B
ATC DID NOT PROVIDE RUNWAY SEPARATION ON RUNWAY 7 BETWEEN AIRCRAFT 1 AND AIRCRAFT 2 (OPPOSITE DIRECTION OPERATIONS). AIRCRAFT 2/A306 WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25. WHEN AIRCRAFT 2 WAS ON A 5 MILE FINAL, THE CONTROLLER CLEARED AIRCRAFT 1/B752, 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, FOR A VISUAL APPROACH RUNWAY 7. A SPEED RESTRICTION WAS ISSUED TO AIRCRAFT 1 ALONG WITH TRAFFIC INFORMATION ABOUT AIRCRAFT 2. WHEN AIRCRAFT 2 WAS INSIDE A HALF-MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 25 AND AIRCRAFT 1 WAS ON 2.5 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 7, AIRCRAFT 2 ASKED IF THEY WERE CLEARED TO LAND AND THE CONTROLLER RESPONDED AFFIRMATIVE. AIRCRAFT 2 LANDED RUNWAY 25 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN RIGHT AT TAXIWAY K, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE. THE CONTROLLER ISSUED AIRCRAFT 1 A GO AROUND INSIDE A HALF-MILE FINAL. AIRCRAFT 1 OVERFLEW AIRCRAFT 2 ON RUNWAY 7. CLOSEST PROXIMITY IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 300-500 FEET VERTICAL.
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.