From the Flight Deck – Atlantic City International Airport (ACY)

Atlantic City International is a medium sized multi-use airport, located approximately 7 miles northwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey. It has Class Charlie airspace associated with it. Pilots unfamiliar with operating in this environment need to review airspace requirements during preflight planning.

0:41 - The runway configuration consists of two intersecting runways labeled runway 4-22 and the primary runway 13-31. All facilities and services are located south of the runway complex. A straightforward taxiway system, including full length parallel taxiways on both runways, provides easy access.

1:02 - The traffic mix at ACY. The mix of pilot experience and aircraft capability make Atlantic City an interesting place to fly.

1:46 - During preflight planning, please note that Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO) are utilized at ACY. While it is always the pilot in command’s prerogative to reject such a clearance, the place to do so is NOT on short final. Inform the tower in plenty of time for the controller to devise a different plan. During that same preflight planning, it should also be noted that there is military arresting gear located 1600’ from either approach end of runway 13-31.

2:52 - Hotspot #1 is located at the intersections of taxiways Alpha and Bravo, and both runways. Pilots cleared to “taxi via Alpha, Bravo…” or “taxi via Bravo, Alpha…” have missed the turn and the hold short markings and incurred a runway.

3:25 - The Air National Guard is a major presence on the field. There are several areas restricted to military aircraft only.

4:09 - There is a nationally identified risk when ramp areas have direct taxiway access to runways. This situation can be found on runway 13-31 at taxiway Kilo (to Bravo), at Taxiway Juliet, and Lima (to Hotel) and to a lessor extent on runway 4-22 at taxiway Delta and Gulf (to Alpha).

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.