FAA gives over $6.4 million to four Texas airports to address runway safety risks

Dallas News: The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded more than $6.4 million in Airport Improvement Program funds to four small airports in Texas– in Dallas, Conroe, Galveston and Waco — to address runway safety risks.

The funding is part of a runway safety program the FAA launched in June to identify airport risks that might contribute to a “runway incursion” and develop strategies to help mitigate those risks. A runway incursion occurs when an aircraft, vehicle or person enters an airport’s protected area designated for aircraft landings and take offs due to unclear taxiway markings, lights and signs or confusing taxiway layout.

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