New Depictions to Use Circles for 'Ground Movement', Cylinders for 'Wrong Surface' Hot Spots
The FAA has published its new hot spot symbology, which will go into effect in the May charting cycle. Hot spots have been an item of particular attention for the administration, a cause of many incidents and injuries throughout the last 50 years as aging airports are expanded and revised amid increasing aviation traffic. Often, the hot spots arise from a complex or confusing taxiway or runway intersection, an area of transit that increases the chances of an accidental collision or incursion. In order to bring attention to areas of concern, the FAA has taken to publishing circles, squares, ovals, or ellipses in a manner that varies from one airport to anot
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