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## Runway Safety Area (RSA) • Safety Enhancement • AC 150/5300-13 - Standard dimensions and requirements - Frangible objects fixed byfunction • AC 150/5220-22 - Engineered Material Arresting System Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 . Federal Aviation Administration 2

## Current FAA Policy on RSAs • 14CFR Part 139, Certification ofAirports • FAA Order 5200.8, Runway Safety Area Program • FAA Order 5200.9, Finenciet Feasibility of Runway SafetyAreas and EMAS • AC 150/5300-13, Change 7 • RSA Upgrade Program Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 3 . FederalAviation . Administration

## 14CFR Part 139 • 1988: "To the extent practicable," each certificate holder must provide an RSAthat meets FAAstandards atthe time of construction, reconstruction, orsignificant expansion ofthe runway. • 2004: "In amanner authorized bythe Administrator, ..." Intent isthe same. Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 . FederalAviation . Administration 4

## "To the extent practicable" • Not defined • Recognizes that aproject may be technically possible but notfeasible or reasonable for some reason • In practice, FAA has considered practicability to include:
- Technical difficulty
- Cost and cost-benefit
- Ownership orcontrol of land needed for RSA
- Effect ofsolution on airport operations Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 . FederalAviation Administration 5

### Order 5200.8, Runway Safety Area Program 

### -1999 • OBJECTIVE:
- All RSAs atcertificated andfederally obligated airports shall conform tostandards tothe extent practicable. 

### • Establishes "RSA Determination." • Considers entire standard RSA area, even if the actual RSA is nonstandard. • Provides guidance in assessing alternatives for RSA improvements. • Requires consideration of EMAS.FederalAviation Administration Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 6

### Order 5200.9, Financial Feasibility and Equivalency of Runway SafetyArea Improvements and Engineered Materials Arresting Systems - 2004 • Establishes financial practicability based on cost ofstandard solutions, including EMAS. • Provides guidance incomparing EMAS with other alternatives based on lifecycle cost.
Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 . Federal Aviation Administration 7

## RSA Upgrade Process • Regional Airports Divisions inventory RSAs • Practicability determination on upgrade potential of nonstandard Part 139RSAs • To comply with Part 139and beeligible for AlP grant: RSAmust be improved to standards or lAW practicability determination • Airport Engineering Division maintains current RSAinventory and status Runway Safety Areas June 20,2006 . FederalAviation . . Administration 8

# Means to upgrade RSAs • Improvements to RSAs tostandards, orto the extent practicable, can include: Means available Actual Useto date
- Land acquisition 30/0
- Construction/grading 63%
- EMAS 5%
- Declared distances 21 %
- Reconfiguring the runway 14%
- Eliminate nonfrangible objects 19% Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 •. :.. J.. _.......Federal Aviation .~~.. Administration 9

## Declared Distances • Alternative to meet RSAstandards at constrained airports. • RSA affects Landing Distance Available and Accelerate-Stop DistanceAvailable. • Does notdecrease actual length of runway. • LDAand ASDA require runway length calculations tosubtract RSA shortage. • LDA may require actual threshold displacement. Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 . FederalAviation Administration 10

## RSA Upgrade Program • Goal: To accomplish the upgrade of nonstandard RSAs sooner than would occur under 14CFR§139.309(a) atthe time of the next major runway project • Not regulatory, but accomplished by coordination with airport sponsors and targeted award of AlP grant funds • Required national inventory of RSAs at commercial airports Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 FederalAviation Administration 11

## RSA Upgrade Program 2000 • Inventory of RSAs in 2000found that: • Of 1024 Part 139 runways:
- 526were within 900/0 ofstandards
- 456 RSAswere notalready within 900~ ofstandards and could be improved tosome degree
- 42 RSAs could not be improved 

### • Adopted 7-year plan to initiate RSA upgrades atthe 456 airports without waiting for runway reconstruction FederalAviation Administration Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 12

## RSA Upgrade Program 2005 • Changed annual goal to projects completed • New inventory andfunding planto update completion dates and program costs • 2010: practicable upgrades completed at 92% ofthe456 airports inthe program • When program iscompleted in2015:

- 860/0of all Part 139 runways will substantially meet Part139 standards
- Remaining 140/0

will have been upgraded to the extent practicable. Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 . Federal Aviation Administration 13

## RSA Upgrade Program accomplishments Since 2000: • FAA has completed morethan 200 RSA projects. • As ofAugust 2005:

- Of 997 Part 139 runways, more than 650 substantially comply with FAA standards - about 66%

- 248 RSAs remained to be upgraded

- 34 additional RSAs are scheduled for completion in FY 2006 Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 FederalAviation Administration 14

## MOW Runway Safety Areas • Two Part 139 runways:
- 13C/31C
- 4R/22L 

### • All 4ends constrained byroads and other infrastructure. • Contain blastfences and navigation aids. • Irregular shape has resulted indifferences in reported lengths. Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 . FederalAviation . Administration 15

## FAAand the City of Chicago • 2000 RSA determination

- ADO transmittal letter: "Explore all options..." 

### • 2004 and 2005 meetings

- FAA request to reassess RSA improvements
- City consultant's reportand letter 5/04
- FAAdraft letter 12/04
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## MOW RSAs: Current status • Since December 2005

- HQ, RO, ADO met with City in January 2006
- Regular meetings with city and consultant
- Considered advances in EMAS technology
- City plans for use of EMAS • 2006 Practicability determination

- City requested approval of nonstandard EMAS
- Approved by FAA • Plan for upgrade of MDW RSAs

- $15M AlP grant in FY 2006 - Phase 1
- FAA approval of plan for all 4 RWends
- First project: EMAS on RW 31C departure end Runway Safety Areas June 20, 2006 17 . FederalAviation Administration