QUICK FACTS PRESENTATION. Airport Overview 880 total acres of land (fenced) 9.2 miles of perimeter road 3 runways: – 7L/25R – 10,500 feet long, primary.

QUICK FACTS PRESENTATION

Airport Overview• 880 total acres of land (fenced)• 9.2 miles of perimeter road• 3 runways: – 7L/25R – 10,500 feet long, primary runway– 7R/25L – 3,195 feet long, general aviation runway– 16/34 – 6,001 feet long, secondary runway

• FAA Class C National Airspace System classification– 2nd busiest type of airspace by volume of traffic– Terminal Radar Approach Control facility (TRACON)

located on field

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Airport Overview

• 3 fixed-based operators– Yelvington Jet Aviation– ATP Jet Center– Sheltair Aviation Services

• Many large flight schools– Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)– Phoenix East Aviation– 300+ flight training activities daily


Airport Overview• Approximately 250,000 annual operations• Two air carriers– Delta Air Lines– US Airways

• Heavy traffic during races/special events• 150,000 square foot domestic terminal– 6 gates


14 CFR Part 139• Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations is

known as the “Federal Aviation Regulations”• Part 139 is titled “Certification of Airports”– Airports that have airline service must meet its’

requirements– Covers everything from emergency response to

airfield pavement standards and wildlife control– Airport inspected annually for compliance by FAA

• DAB is Class I, the highest level (designated by size of airline aircraft serving the airport)


14 CFR Part 139• Also lists standards for Aircraft Rescue

Firefighting (ARFF), the airport firefighters• Must reach the midpoint of the farthest

runway within 3 minutes of initial notification• 5 “indexes” based on length of largest air

carrier aircraft serving the airport on an average of five times a day– A, B, C, D, E– Index refers to amount of AFFF, water, and dry

chemical/Purple K the vehicle(s) must carry6Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Aircraft Rescue Firefighting(ARFF)

• Based at the Daytona Beach International Airport– VCFS Station 17– 24/7 coverage– Primary responsibility is aircraft emergencies– Aid in terminal medical needs when able

• 4 vehicles– Oshkosh Striker 3000– Oshkosh Striker 1500– 2 E-One ARFF vehicles

• ARFF Index C classification7Tuesday, April 11, 2023

ARFF Index C


Airport Emergency Plan

• Part 139 requires:– Annual tabletop disaster drill with mutual aid

departments to discuss emergency response– Triennial full-scale practical disaster drill with

actual participants, props, and response• Next triennial is March 6, 2013• More information to come

• Allows all agencies to work together and understand their roles

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Airport Coverage• Airport Operations (staffing 0415-0015)– Responsible for entire airport– Ensure safety and security of airfield– Enforce regulations/rules/security– Patrol perimeter– Coordinate all airport needs/pop up items– Respond to/coordinate emergencies– Inspect airport surfaces/lighting– Contact point for all airport tenants– Duty phone: (386)-547-4344


Airport Coverage

• Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Airport Unit– 2 deputies on duty at the minimum– 24/7 staffing– Airport law enforcement resource– Monitor security system/terminal– Patrol airport– Close airport terminal at night (2330-0330)– Duty phone: (386)-547-0028


Airport Communications• The airport is controlled by the FAA Air Traffic

Control Tower 24 hours a day.– Tower frequency (120.7) is used by aircraft taking

off or landing– Ground frequency (121.9) is used by aircraft and

vehicles going to or from runways– Clearance delivery (119.3) is used by aircraft being

given instrument or visual clearances out of the airport

– ATIS (120.05) is an automated weather broadcast


Airport Diagram

7L/25R: Main air carrier runway

You are here

Secondary runway (crosswind)

General aviation runway


VCFS Station 17

Terminal

Yelvington (FBO)

Fire Station / ATC Tower

ERAUSheltair (FBO)

NASCAR Hangers

7L 25R

34

16

7R 25L

Int. Terminal (FIS)

ATP (FBO)


New ARFF Station Locations


Airfield Familiarization

The Airport Operations Area (AOA) is divided into two separate areas:

• Movement Area: the areas of the airport that are used for the taxiing, takeoff, and landing of aircraft. These areas consist of the runways and taxiways and are under the control of air traffic control.

• Non-Movement Area: these are all other areas of the airport. They include the aircraft parking ramps and Perimeter Road.

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Non-Movement Area Boundary Markings

• Non-Movement Area Boundary Markings delineate where the non-movement areas and the movement area (taxiways) meet.

Non-movement area

Movement area


Non-Movement Area Boundary Markings

Movement(DANGER)

Non-MVMT

(Safe)


Airfield Markings


Airfield Markings


Aircraft Emergencies

• Set sequence of events:1. Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) receives

notification from pilot and picks up “crash phone.”

2. Live transmission on TAC1 800 MHz frequency.3. ARFF and Operations units proceed to standby

positions.4. When aircraft lands, ARFF will inspect and clear.5. Operations units will follow aircraft to parking.


Alerts

“Alert 2, Alert 2. Aircraft is a Cessna 172, ten miles from the airport with a rough running engine.”

• When ARFF units call into the airport ground frequency, they will be advised of souls onboard and fuel remaining.

• “Alert” = aircraft emergency situation


Requests for Assistance

• Average 80 emergency requests for assistance a year from aircraft– 90% of these general aviation (non-airline)– Vast majority are non-events– Occasional gear-up landing– Rare fatal crashes


Alert Classifications

• Alert 1 = possible emergency, not declared• Alert 2 = declared aircraft emergency by pilot• Alert 3 = aircraft crash– A, B, or C designation given after each alert

• A is 1-9 passengers• B is 10-29 passengers• C is 30 or more passengers

• Clearly, an Alert 3C is the most significant• Different responses depending on type of alert


Emergency Response• Alert 3C situation, heavy reliance upon mutual aid• Saving the most lives possible must be a team effort

amongst all agencies– VCFS/ARFF– DBFD– EVAC– VCSO– DBPD– Airport Operations– FBI, TSA, DHS



Staging/Emergency Response

• Gate M20 is located off Midway Avenue– Primary mutual aid staging area– In an emergency, airport personnel will direct you

• Never drive onto the airfield without explicit permission or without an escort

• The airport is not always closed in an emergency

• Aircraft ALWAYS have the right of way



Over head Secured photo

Gate M20, mutual aid staging area

Questions?

John MurrayDirector of Public Safety Cell: (386)[email protected]

Airport Operations: (386)-547-4344VCSO Airport Unit: (386)-547-0028DAB ARFF: (386)-239-4444DAB ATCT: (386)-226-3900


QUICK FACTS PRESENTATION. Airport Overview 880 total acres of land (fenced) 9.2 miles of perimeter road 3 runways: – 7L/25R – 10,500 feet long, primary.

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