Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is a medium-to-large airport located on the northwest edge of the city and 13 miles northwest of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The location makes it a convenient alternative for business travelers and major cargo operations, along with general aviation and the military. AFW has a diverse traffic mix and a range of pilot experience levels. The runway configuration consists of two parallel runways and a straightforward taxiway system. Approaching from the north on an IFR approach to runway 16L, pilots may encounter traffic in or outbound to Northwest Regional Airport, 52F. There is no requirement for this traffic to talk with ATC, so heightened awareness is recommended. Another potential hazard is the vicinity of the Texas Motorsports Speedway, located 3 miles northeast of the airport. High intensity drone activity can be encountered 400 feet AGL and below. This video prepares pilots for hot spots and other challenges at AFW.
The FAA's From the Flight Deck video series uses cockpit-mounted cameras to capture runway and taxiway footage and combines them with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items. Learn more at www.faa.gov/FromTheFlightDeck
Visit www.faa.gov/afw for supplemental "pilot handbook" information on this airport including airport-specific cautions, information local controllers want pilots to know, airport communications, airspace details and other preflight planning resources.
This video is informational only and does not replace the pilot’s responsibility to conduct required pre-flight planning in accordance with FAR 91.103.
8 июн 2021
