气象条件对哥伦比亚大都会机场的运营影响

1、Weather Impacts to Columbia Metropolitan Airport Operations Topics Department Overview 部门概述 The Airport System 机场体系 Severe Weather Processes恶劣天气进程 Operational Impacts 运行性影响 Recent FAA Changes to Airport Winter Ops最近FAA机场冬季运行的政策变化IntroducingCAEs Operations Department12 people with diverse educational

2、/aviation backgrounds Airline Ops, Pilots, Movement Controllers, Safety, Law Enforcement, Security, Military Airfield Ops, MeteorologyDiversity aids “big picture” decision-makingEmergency, routine and non-routine airport events2600+ acre facility we make it happen!Established as a separate departmen

3、t in 1995 2 Coordinators on duty at all times (803) 822-5050, Airport Operations CenterAreas of Responsibility Airfield Certification, Inspections, NOTAMs FAR Part 77 & 139 Compliance/Certification Emergency and Routine Dispatch Tenant Severe/Winter Weather Notification Airport Facility Inspections

4、Airfield Driver Training and Orientation Maintenance Work Order Submittal And.anything else to keep CAE running!Airport System Landside Component (ground movement) Passengers, cargo to/from from the air interface Roads, parking, pax/cargo unloading ramps GA (FBOs), fuel farms, pax/cargo terminals (t

5、he “bridge”) Airside Component (air movement) Air interface - aircraft around airport, to/from the air Airfield - runways, taxiways, aprons, approach systems, lighting, etc. Airspace just as important as any ground-based assetAirport System Weatherespecially unplanned creates DELAYS Can lead to poor

6、 operational decisions, affects: Capacityability to handle traffic volume over time Safety (concern #1) Costs up.revenues (concern #2) down We are a heavily-dependent “weather intel” user Good intel aids decision processesSevere Weather ProcessesReceipt of NWSFO Columbia Watch/WarningAlso receive cr

7、ash phone calls from tower.tornado! Disseminate to airport agencies/tenantsRadio, telephone:Fixed Base Operators (General Aviation and Fueling)AirlinesCargo CarriersAirline MaintenanceContractors (airport construction)Key CAE Staff, Police and ARFFSevere Weather ProcessesIncrease METWATCH, Airfield/

8、Facility InspectionsWinter weatherpavement condition, friction surveysImplement Snow/Ice Control Plan (more later)Anticipate and implement emergency plansProtect peopleshelter areasevacuationsIncrease airfield, facility inspection frequencyIssue NOTAMsCoordinate, aid in accomplishing recovery/repair

9、 effortsWeather ImpactsLow Ceilings and Visibilities Maintenance coordination generators for Cat II/III ILS Airfield lighting, NAVAIDs, approach lighting Other airports.divert flow & parking, ramp space Vehicular traffic flow, public safety Passenger overflow/security and public safety issuesPrecipi

10、tationAirside Ponding, taxiway and runway friction/safety Airfield marking/lightingLandside Vehicle/pedestrian traffic safety Physical plant impactsWeather Impacts High winds Runway selection/crosswinds Airside flow impeded Airfield fixtureslighting, signage Power issues Road blockages Landside flow

11、 impeded Ramp safetyprojectiles/maintenance Passenger/employee comfort/injuries (response) Thunderstorms All of the above, plus Fueling and airfield lightning safetyJuly 18, 2007Lightning Damage!High WindsErosionDrainage/RunoffDrainage/RunoffPondingattractant to wildlifeOld Man WinterClimatology dat

12、a helps CAE plan each seasonchemical, equipment and personnelWinter Weather OperationsNew to CAENAC Dynamic Friction TesterImpactsEarly notice helps us swing into gear!Implement Snow and Ice Control PlanRecall Personnel, Position EquipmentBegin Anti-Ice Agent ApplicationContinuous MonitoringContinuo

13、us ActionRunway/Taxiway/Ramp Condition SurveysTimely and Accurate Notices to AirmenWinter Weather OperationsPavement Area ConditionBraking ActionDirectional Control Runway Incursion PotentialRoads, Parking Areas and Traffic SafetyPlowing OperationsSafety IssuesObscured lighting/signage/NAVAIDsDamage

14、d lighting/signageWindrowed/drifted snowobstruction hazardsCAE Snow Removal PrioritiesFAA Winter Ops GuidanceFAA Advisory Circular 150/520-30C (12/9/08)Weather Support to Deicing Decision Making (WSDDM) systems, surface condition sensors & other technologyChanges this winter:No known correlation bet

15、ween “Mu” and braking actionMEDIUM braking action term no longer usedICAO term FAIR now used instead 2 consecutive POOR braking action PIREPsMust conduct runway condition assessmentsContinuous monitoring, timely & accurate NOTAMs requiredAny PIREP of NIL closes the runwayThe Bottom LineWe appreciate your efforts!Airport system interfaces landside