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Near mid-air collisions (NMAC) as they are known, are ~1000x more rare than runway incursions - only 30 total at Reagan going back to 1987, compared to 1,330 RI
by CGMthrowaway 2y ago
Near mid-air collisions (NMAC) as they are known, are ~1000x more rare than runway incursions - only 30 total at Reagan going back to 1987, compared to 1,330 RI's in 2023 alone - and are also decreasing. https://www.bts.gov/content/number-pilot-reported-near-midair-collisions-nmac-degree-hazard https://www.bts.gov/content/number-pilot-reported-near-midai...
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> Near mid-air collisions (NMAC) as they are known, are ~1000x more rare than runway incursions - only 30 total at Reagan going back to 1987 And two this year, one which resulted in a fatal collission. We're still in a statistical grey zone for an increase. But we can reject the hypothesis that they're still decreasing.
- CGMthrowaway 1y agoGiven the historical data and statistical inference, observing 2 NMAC in a year @ Reagan has a probability of about 1 in 7, so it is not highly unusual.