Runway - Runway Safety

Runway Safety

Types of runway safety incidents include:

• Runway excursion - an incident involving only a single aircraft, where it makes an inappropriate exit from the runway.
• Runway overrun - a type of excursion where the aircraft is unable to stop before the end of the runway (e.g. Air France Flight 358).
• Runway incursion - an incident involving incorrect presence of a vehicle, person or another aircraft on the runway (e.g. Tenerife disaster).
• Runway confusion - an aircraft makes use of the wrong runway for landing or take-off (e.g. Singapore Airlines Flight 006).