Securing the GA Ramp

In this side bar article, the author notes that General Aviation airport operators must inform their GA tenants about basic security practices if they want help in securing their facilities. Airport operators also need to pay attention to security basics, such as ensuring that aircraft and fuel truck parking areas have adequate lighting and are secured by fences, gates, and locks. Other security basics include training airport employees in security awareness so they know how to handle situations where suspicious-looking persons have been observed. The author further notes that vehicle access control systems should be in place to strictly control access to ramps. Another part of that controlled access is for GA operators to make sure that GA tenants do not lose track of vehicles that have access to the airfield. Accounting for all GA tenant vehicles decreases the likelihood that one may be commandeered for terrorist activities. One final suggestion the author makes is for airport operators to consider painting demarcation lines around the GA ramp, providing a visual border for GA operators. Frequent patrolling of this border by security, law enforcement, and airport operations will help ensure that GA operations staff stays within the designated zone. In securing ramps at GA airports, the author stresses that all GA operators, including corporate aircraft and private pilot tenants, should be part of a collective effort.

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• Authors:
  • Price, Jeff
• Publication Date: 2007-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: p 46
• Serial:
  • Airport Magazine
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: AAAE Service Corporation, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Aircraft; Aircraft operations; Awareness; Freight security; General aviation airports; Ground vehicles; Protection; Ramps; Security; Terrorism; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Private pilots
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01076918
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 25 2007 12:28PM