Falcon Field (KFFZ) in Mesa, Arizona, may soon be recognized as one of the safest airports in the U.S. as it is among the first to obtain new technology that will allow air traffic control to see aircraft and vehicle movement on the ground through a control tower monitoring system.
The airport, located in Class D airspace, will be utilizing Saab’s Aerobahn Runway and Surface Safety service to detect and monitor ground traffic. Instead of having to shift focus from computer monitors to outside, air traffic controllers (ATCs) will have the information presented on screen in real time…