1. Airport Operations and Safety Now and In the Future
Association of California Airports
2017 Tahoe Conference

2. Is Your Airport Safe?

3. How Do You Inspect Your Airport?
Airport Inspections – What’s In YOUR Checklist?
Airports should develop, retain, maintain and update a self-inspection checlist that can be used on a daily basis to ensure the safety condition of the airport
At a minimum all public use airports are required to follow the FAA’s A Safety Data Program guidelines to ensure compliance with the airport data on file
Does your inspection reflect your latest ALP?
Don’t just wait for the folks from CalTrans to tell you what isn’t right
Other Things To Include
Security issues – fencing, gates, cameras
FBO, Tenant and Hangar status
Wildlife Management Issues
Airport Construction Projects – changes, barricades, runway X’s
Pavement condition, edges of pavement, lights, Navaids etc

4. What Else Should I Know and Do?
Most of this is common sense but here are some other considerations to help keep your airport safe
Understand the FAA AC’s and 139 requirements (even if you aren’t a 139 airport) and how you currently comply…OR NOT!
Know Your Safety Zones (both FAA and CLUP) for height restrictions and obstructions
Be Proactive about your Airspace, Pattern and Flight Procedures – Don’t just leave this to the FAA
Keep Your Airport Trucks Well Equipped (spill kits, rakes, shovels, brooms, runway/taxiway light bulbs, camera, accident/incident report forms, first aid kit, AED)
If you can fix problems while you are inspecting the airport you can save time

5. Bob Dylan: For The Times They Are a Changin’
Future of Airport Ops and Safety
Lots of changes in our near future
Don’t be left behind…be prepared for the changes
Most changes will result in lower cost and more efficiency
Safety Management Systems – What Are They?
FAA’s SMS Program – Designed for 139 airports, but everyone can benefit from establishing some type of SMS program.
FBO SMS Program – IS-BAH modeled after very successful IS-BAO program for Flight Departments
Airport Operations Management Software/Apps
Real Time Electronic Inspection Checklists and Reporting
GPS Based Mapping – Infrastructure Maintenance
Revenue Tracking
Use of Drones/Lidar Sensors for Airport Inspections/FOD Checks
Remote/Virtual Towers
Autonomous Vehicles – Taxis/Rentals/Buses…eventually airplanes

6. Are You Ready For This?