Definition
An FAA initiative aimed at reducing runway incursions and improving overall safety on airport movement areas through training, technology, procedures, signage and markings improvements, and coordinated outreach to pilots, controllers, and airport vehicle operators.
Plain English
An FAA effort to stop accidents and close calls on runways by improving training, equipment, signs, markings, and communication between everyone who operates on the airport surface.
Context Anchor
You will see this term in discussions of runway incursions, airport surface operations, taxi procedures, airport signs and markings, and pilot responsibilities before takeoff or after landing.
Why Pilots Care
It shapes airport markings, signage, and training that pilots use every time they taxi or operate near runways.
Intuition Check
Do not read “program” as just a training course or a poster campaign. Here it means an ongoing FAA safety effort involving procedures, reporting, airport design, communication, and pilot behavior.
Example Sentence 1
The new hot spot symbols on airport diagrams were introduced as part of the FAA's Runway Safety Program.
Example Sentence 2
Following Runway Safety Program guidance helped the crew maintain better awareness during low-visibility taxi.