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SURFACE ALERTS SAVE LIVES

Every second matters to detect runway incursions and avoid fatal accidents

Cockpit Alerts Speed Pilot Response Time

Detect hazards within 30 seconds

Honeywell SURF-A uses GPS data, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), and advanced analytics to identify other aircraft on or near the runway that could cause an incursion within the next 30 seconds.

Direct aural and visual alerts to pilots

SURF-A provides timely alerts directly in the cockpit—both visual and audible—ensuring pilots know potential hazards before they become critical. Most other solutions alert the control tower but do not alert pilots directly or only provide visual alerts, which can delay response time.

Complements other runway safety solutions

SURF-A will be available as a software update to enhanced ground proximity warning systems (EGPWS) and traffic alert and collision avoidance systems (TCAS). SURF-A is expected to be available for new aircraft and retrofit in 2025, pending FAA certification. 

How It Works: Honeywell Surface Alert System

Real-Time Monitoring
Continuous surveillance of runway and taxiway areas to detect potential conflicts.
Automated Cockpit Alerts
Immediate aural and visual notifications to pilots when their aircraft is on a trajectory to collide.
Visual Pilot Interface
Clear and intuitive interface ensures that pilots can quickly understand and respond to alerts.
Proven Technology
Numerous flights on Honeywell's Boeing 757 aircraft demonstrate SURF-A’s effectiveness in real-world scenarios.

“Even one runway incursion, excursion or wrong-surface incident is one too many. SURF-A adds an ‘extra set of eyes’ in the cockpit to prevent runway accidents.”

Jim Currier, President, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies  

More Runway Safety Solutions for Your Aircraft

Honeywell has been fixated on flight safety for more than a century. Discover our ready-now runway awareness advisory systems and ready-soon enhanced runway safety capabilities.

SURF-A Cockpit Alerting Software

SURF-A is one of the first cockpit alerting software solutions to provide pilots with direct aural and visual alerts of potential runway hazards.

Runway Awareness And Advisory System - RAAS

Honeywell’s runway awareness and advisory system (RAAS) is a valuable safety solution that improves pilot situational awareness.

SmartRunway And SmartLanding

The next evolution of RAAS, SmartRunway, and SmartLanding, is a software option for the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS).

Mark VIII EGPWS

The Mark VIII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) is Class A terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) ideal for business jets.

SmartTraffic CAS 100 System

The SmartTraffic collision avoidance system (CAS) 100 system offers three models of commercial traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS).

Dive Deeper into Surface Alert

Podcast
Cleared for Takeoff: FAA Reauthorization and Runway Safety
On this episode of Aerospace Unplugged, our host Adam Kress delves into the critical topic of runway safety and its inclusion in the FAA Reauthorization Bill of 2024.
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Blog
Honeywell's Successfully Tests SURF-A on 757 Aircraft
Breakthrough: Surface Runway Traffic Awareness System (SURF-A) was successfully tested on Boeing 757
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Blog
Honeywell Envisions “Third Set of Eyes” to Help Pilots Avoid Runway Hazards
Installing Honeywell’s ready-soon Surface Alert (SURF-A) software will be like adding an ever-vigilant “third set of eyes” in the cockpit of an airliner or business jet.
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Keep Your Passengers and Crew Safe

Talk to Honeywell today about how to improve your runway safety with SURF-A.

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SURF-A - New Cockpit Alerting Solution Improves Runway Safety
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Runway Safety Infographic
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Emirates works with Honeywell to reduce risk of runway incursions and excursions
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