POFZ Policy Clarification
August 16, 2006

In 2001 airports first learned of proposed changes to TERPS guidance that established a new requirement to keep taxiing aircraft free of POFZ and TERPS surfaces during low visibility conditions. ACI-NA members met with the then-new FAA administrator to express our concerns over the impact these proposals would have on arrival capacity, especially at airports with displaced thresholds or unique taxiway geometry.

Partially as a result of our raising the issues, a series of meetings occurred with FAA and resulted in the establishement of a formal process to better coordinate activities of the flight standards branch that affect airport capacity with the airports division. The Airport Obstruction Standards Committee (AOSC) was established to provide this internal FAA coordination. One of the products of the AOSC was Decision Document # 1, which addressed some of the airport concerns we raised. The implementation deadline for these new rquirements was set for January, 2007.

As the January 2007 POFZ implementation deadline approaches, FAA has begun working with stakeholders to develop airport-specific POFZ implementation plans. If you have not yet been contacted by FAA, you might want to inquire as to whether any of the requirements will affect your airport.

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