- February 26, 2021, 12:32 PM
Planning is vital to any flying mission and speakers at the NBAA Flight Operations Conference Airport Assessment 101 webinar drove home that point with valuable advice on preparing for operations into high-use airports such as Teterboro in New Jersey to less traveled international destinations with antiquated facilities and poorly maintained runways.
“Generally, the first thing I [do] is look for an airport that has our minimum runway requirements,” said Chad Patnode, flight operations manager at Pfizer. But, obviously, it doesn t stop there. “You have a lot of characteristics, a lot of quirks, both domestic and international, that may not be so obvious, such as a wavy runway. Airport security is a big thing; will your aircraft, will your crewmembers and passengers be in a safe area? Is there a lack of fencing, for example?”