Airside Operations 101

What Every Risk/Safety Manager Should Know

John E. Ostrom
Manager, Airside Operations
ACI-NA Risk Management Conference
January 15, 2015

MSP International Airport

Stats:
3,400 Acres
4 Runways
18 Taxiways
33.8 M Passengers
431,328 Operations
1,181 Operations per day
208,000 MT Cargo
2 Terminals
15 Airlines
USAFRES
US Navy Reserves
Air National Guard

CFR 14 Part 139

Serves to ensure safety in
Air Transportation.
Airport must agree to
certain operational and
safety standards.

CFR 14 Part 139

Rules governing the certification and operations
of airports in the U.S. serving:

Scheduled passenger-carrying
operations of an air carrier aircraft
designed for more than 9 seats.

Unscheduled passenger-carrying
operations of an air carrier aircraft
designed for at least 31 seats.

Airside Operations
Regulatory Compliance

Safety

Operational Efficiency

Questions!

FAR Part 139 Training Requirements

.303(c)1
.303(c)2
.303(c)3
.313
.319
.321
.325
.327
.329
.337
.339

Airport Familiarization, including marking, lighting, and signs

Procedures for access and operation in Movement & Safety Areas
Airport Communications
Snow and Ice Control
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: Operational Requirements
Handling and Storage of Hazardous Substances and Materials
Airport Emergency Plan
Self-inspection program
Pedestrians and ground vehicles
Wildlife Hazard Management
Airport Condition Reporting

.313 Snow and Ice Control

.319 ARFF: Operational Requirements

.321 Handling & Storage of HAZMAT

.325 Airport Emergency Plan

.327 Self-Inspection Program

.305 Paved Areas

.311 Signs

.307 Unpaved Areas

.311 Markings

.309 Safety Areas

.311 Lighting

.329 Pedestrians and Ground Vehicles

.303 Airport Familiarization

.303 Signs

.303 Lighting

.303 Communication

.303 Markings

.303 Access and Operation

.337 Wildlife Hazard Management

.339 Airport Condition Reporting

Foreign Object Debris

FOD Program

Vehicle Runway Incursions at MSP

8
6
4
2
0
Incursions

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Updated on 2015-01-14

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
3

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

1988 - 2014

Vehicle Runway Incursions at MSP

22

Unauthorized
Drivers

Authorized
Drivers

32

Updated on 2015-01-14

1988 - 2014

Vehicle Runway Incursions at MSP

12R/30L
20 Incursions
31 Incursions
8 Incursions

Updated on 2015-01-14

4/22

1988 - 2014

12L/30R
17/35

Runway Incursion Review Board

Airport Development

CHAIR

FAA ATCT - Operations

Risk Management

Field Maintenance
FAA ATCT - QA

Airside Operations

Airport Fire

Airport Police
Driver &
Participants

1. Factors Involved
2. Cause(s) and Possible Causes
3. Recommendations

Data Trend Analysis

Time of Year
Time of Day
Week Day
Agency/Organization
Department
Weather Conditions
Factors

Causes
Recommendations
Training
Infrastructure
Surface Conditions
Driver Experience
Types of Vehicles

Human Factors Analysis and Classification

System (HFACS)
Organizational
Factors

Latent Failures

Unsafe
Supervision

Latent Failures

Preconditions
for
Unsafe Acts

Active and/or Latent Failures

Unsafe
Acts

Active Failures

Failed or
Absent Defenses
Accident & Injury
Adapted from Reason (1990)

Wiegmann and Shappell (2003)

ORGANIZATIONAL
INFLUENCES

HFACS
Resource
Management

Organizational
Climate

Latent
Organizational
Process

UNSAFE
SUPERVISION

Latent
Failed to
Correct
Problem

Planned
Inappropriate
Operations

Inadequate
Supervision

Supervisory
Violations

PRECONDITIONS
PRECONDITIONS
FOR
FOR
UNSAFE
UNSAFE
ACTS
ACTS

Substandard
Substandard
Conditions of
Operators
Operators

Adverse
AdverseMental
Mental
StatesStates

Adverse
Physiological States

Latent/
Active

Substandard
Practices of
Operators
Physical/
Mental
Limitations

Crew Resource
Mismanagement

Personal
Readiness

UNSAFE
ACTS

Wiegmann
and
Shappell (2003)

Errors
Errors
Decision
Errors

Skill-Based
Errors

Active

Violations
Perceptual
Errors

Routine

Exceptional

Summary

Challenge

Questions?

John E. Ostrom
Manager, Airside Operations
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
(612) 726-5780
John.ostrom@mspmac.org