The federal spotlight is on five Georgia airports after the Federal Aviation Administration tagged parts of their airfields as surface “hot spots” – places where taxiway or runway layouts have a history or potential risk of runway incursions or collisions.
On the latest list: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, DeKalb-Peachtree (PDK), Augusta Regional at Bush Field, Columbus Airport (CSG) and Savannah-Hilton Head International. These hot-spot designations now appear on official FAA airport diagrams and stay there until either the airports or the agency take concrete steps to lower the risks.
Where the trouble spots are in Georgia
The FAA’s consolidated “All Hot Spot” document breaks down each flagged location and highlights the kinds of twists and turns that can trip up pilots on the ground. At Hartsfield-Jackson, one callout focuses on the intersection of Taxiways C and D. At DeKalb-Peachtree, southbound traffic on Taxiway B can miss the turn onto Taxiway A if crews are not paying close attention. The agency’s full list is available through the FAA, and the Georgia rundown was also highlighted by FOX 5 Atlanta.
What a “hot spot” actually means…