TUCSON AREA SAFETY PRODUCTS June 2019

TUCSON AREA SAFETY PRODUCTS

Are you flying to Tucson International Airport (KTUS) soon, or one of the many surrounding airfields?

Please check out these documents. Tucson FAA Safety Team Representatives created these products to make your flight safer:

The Tucson Practice Areas document describes the local practice areas, as well as common reporting points and transit routes: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2018/Nov/Tucson_Practice_Areas .pdf The KTUS Safety Brief document provides detailed information, links and photos in an effort to reduce runway incursions, surface incidents and pilot deviations at KTUS: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2018/Nov/KTUS_Safety_Brief_FA ASTeam.pdf Numerous wrong-runway landings have occurred at Tucson International Airport (KTUS), especially when runways 11/29 are in use. Many pilots have mistaken runway 29R for 29L, 11L for 11R, or Taxiway Alpha for a landing surface.

Taxiway Alpha is north and parallel to Runway 11L/29R. Pilots are urged to thoroughly plan for their arrival at Tucson in advance. Review the airport diagram, as the airport geometry is complex. Please view this new Runway Safety video for KTUS:

Short version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXRxjRQL-oQ Expanded version: http://aftw.org/tus-releases-runway-safety-video/ Please also view this video addressing Wrong Surface Landings, developed by the FAA Runway Safety Group:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5II-s_j35cI&feature=youtu.be Additional information for General Aviation at KTUS: https://www.flytucson.com/about-tus/general-aviation/