New Radar Software Protects Against Taxiway Landings
Select U.S. airports have received installation of ASDE-X Taxiway Arrival Prediction, a software enhancement that alerts controllers to improper landings.
Aerial view of runways and taxiways at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was the first airport to implement the ASDE-X Taxiway Arrival Prediction in 2018. Since then, the system has prevented more than 50 attempted taxiway landings. (Photo: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle-Tacoma_Airport_Breidenstein-1.jpg">Timo Breidenstein</a> (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html">GFDL 1.2</a> or <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html">GFDL 1.2</a>), via Wikimedia Commons)