From the Flight Deck – Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

Salt Lake City International (SLC) is a large commercial airport located northwest of the city of Salt Lake City, Utah. While it consists mostly of air carrier traffic, there is a robust business and general aviation presence located on the east side of the airport.

0:48 - The runway configuration consists of a set of parallel runways, 16L and R and 34 L and R, primarily used for air carrier operations. East of these runways are two more runways, 14-32 and 17-35, more commonly used for the business and general aviation community. 17-35 is also regularly used by air carriers.

1:34 - Hot spot 1: while runways 14-32 and 17-35 do not intersect, the approach ends of runways 32 and 35 are in close proximity to one another. While this location is listed as a wrong runway departure risk, it also presents a hazard to approaching aircraft.

3:10 - Hot spot 2: The approach end of Runway 14 and taxiway Q. Pilots taxiing east on taxiway Q have mistakenly crossed the hold-short line for the runway.

3:38 - Use care when exiting runways 17-35 at taxiways K5 and K6. Both taxiways join the runway at a single, wide opening, and pilots have sometimes started to turn on the first taxiway they come to, before changing their mind, and turning back along the runway to the other taxiway. A similar situation exists on runway 16L-34R at taxiways H4, 5, and 6 and H7 and 8.

4:22 - When using runway 14-32 for landing or departure, Tower may instruct you to remain east of runway 16L-34R.

To address wrong surface events where an aircraft lines up to or lands on the incorrect runway, taxiway, or airport, the FAA released Arrival Alert Notices (AAN) at various airports with a history of misalignment risk. View the SLC Arrival Alert Notice here: https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_s...

The FAA's From the Flight Deck video series uses aircraft-mounted cameras to capture runway and taxiway footage and combines them with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items. Learn more at https://www.faa.gov/FromTheFlightDeck

This video is informational only and does not replace the pilot’s responsibility to conduct required pre-flight planning in accordance with FAR 91.103.