San Francisco International Airport (SFO) completed a two-phase runway safety area (RSA) project in early August (2014) ‘ beating its own schedule by one month and finishing more than a year ahead of the congressionally mandated Dec. 31, 2015, deadline for all federally obligated and Part 139 airports. The new safety features, estimated to cost about $223 million, are designed to significantly reduce personal injury and aircraft damage in the event of runway overruns, undershoots and veer-offs, per FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13.
San Francisco Int’l Installs Runway Safety Areas With More Than a Year Left on the Congressional Clock
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