b'16 AUS | DAL | IND AIRFIELD SAFETYFAA Deploys ADS-B Technology to Improve Surface Awareness on Airfields BY JODI RICHARDS Continuing its commitment to safety(BNA) and Dallas Love Field (DAL) would and ongoing improvement, FAAbe the first airports to receive new airfield issued a Safety Call to Action insurveillance systems under its Surface FACTS&FIGURESFebruary 2023 for a critical look at the U.S.Awareness Initiative. The new technology Program: Surface Awareness Initiative aerospace system structure, culture, process,is designed to reduce the risk of runway systems and integration of safety efforts. Asincursions by improving air traffic controllers Sponsor/Funding: FAA part of its Surface Safety Portfolio, FAA issituational awareness. According to FAA Key Objective: Improve airfield safety; reducepromoting three programs:personnel, the rollout of this situational runway incursions The Surface Awareness Initiative toawareness tool at the first four airports has Technology: Automatic Dependent Surveillance- improve controller situational awarenessbeen collaborative and swift90 days or less. Broadcast (ADS-B) and reduce runway incursions; The equipment being provided uses How it Works: Aircraft & airport vehicles with Approach Runway Verification toAutomatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast ADS-B transponders send data about their locations to traffic controllers & are depicted as icons on airportimprove the functionality of STARS,(ADS-B) as a primary source of data to maps that depict runways, taxiways, hold ramps, etc.FAAs terminal automation system; and display surface traffic to controllers at airports in real time.The Runway Incursion Device, athat do not have a surface surveillance tool. Data Transmission: Satellite connections; 5Gcapability used by air traffic controllers toVehicles and aircraft equipped with ADS-B networks; cloud technologyprovide additional situational awarenesstransponders appear as icons on an airport Initial Deployments: Austin-Bergstrom Intl;of occupied and closed runways. map that depicts runways, taxiways, hold Dallas Love Field; Indianapolis Intl; Nashville Intl An FAA statement notes that theseramps and other areas in real time. FAA-Designated Vendors: Indra; uAvionix; Saab initiatives are a small part of a much larger Products: AeroBOSS (Indra); FlightLine (uAvionix) Managing Growth at AUSand integrated effort and philosophy.Chris Rankin, airside operations manager Installation: 90 days or less This April, FAA announced that Austin- at AUS, reports that the Texas airport has Key Benefits: Enhancing airfield safety; improvingBergstrom International (AUS), Indianapolisexperienced explosive growth in the last situational awareness for controllers; reducing risk ofInternational (IND), Nashville Internationalthree yearsabout 27% since the COVID-19 runway incursions; improving traffic flowOctober 2024AirportImprovement.com'