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Tarmac Diversion Plans

Federal Aviation Administration. Tarmac Diversion Plans. Prepared for: 35 th Annual Eastern Region Airport Conference-Hershey, PA Presented by: Brian Rushforth Manager Airport Safety and Operations Division Date: April 3, 2012.

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Tarmac Diversion Plans

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  1. Federal Aviation Administration Tarmac Diversion Plans Prepared for: 35th Annual Eastern Region Airport Conference-Hershey, PA Presented by: Brian Rushforth Manager Airport Safety and Operations Division Date: April 3, 2012

  2. The FAA Reauthorization requires the U.S. Department of Transportation to receive tarmac delay diversion plans by May 24, 2012

  3. Who Is Affected? • Scheduled passenger service or public charter service using any aircraft with a design capacity of 30 or more seats • Operators of large hub, medium hub, small hub, or non-hub U.S. airports

  4. What is Required – Air Carriers • A passenger shall have the option to deplane an aircraft and return to the airport terminal when there is an excessive tarmac delay (3 hours for domestic flights and 4 hours for international flights) • The deplaning option must be offered to a passenger even if the flight in covered air transportation is diverted to a commercial airport other than the originally scheduled airport.

  5. What is Required – Air Carriers • Exceptions: • Where an air traffic controller with authority over the aircraft advises the pilot in command that permitting a passenger to deplane would significantly disrupt airport operations; or • Where the pilot in command determines that permitting a passenger to deplane would jeopardize passenger safety or security.

  6. What is Required – Air Carriers • Also Requires: • Provide adequate food, potable water, restroom facilities, comfortable cabin temperatures and access to medical treatment for passengers onboard an aircraft when the departure of a flight is delayed or disembarkation of passengers is delayed; and • Share facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency.

  7. What is Required – Airports • Must contain a description of how the airport operator, to the maximum extent practicable, will: • Provide for the deplanement of passengers following excessive tarmac delays; • Provide for the sharing of facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency; and • Provide a sterile area following excessive tarmac delays for passengers who have not yet cleared U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

  8. Holy #*(&@?! – How? • U.S. DOT is setting up an electronic submission system. Should be available mid-April. • AAAE and ACI-NA are working with DOT on a scalable, airport-specific template.

  9. Resources • Current Federal Register Notice – http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-01/html/2012-4963.htm • Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has developed some preliminary guidance materials in this area as well. Those materials can be found at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/docs/ACRP10-10.Update.10Dec2011.pdf.

  10. Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration Thank you! Questions? Brian Rushforth Manager Airport Safety and Operations Division (202) 493-4655 Brian.Rushforth@faa.gov

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