Surface Awareness Initiative Program

FAA Surface Safety Portfolio program that provides supplemental controller situational awareness by displaying ADS-B-equipped and transmitting aircraft and vehicles on airport surface areas, extending surface surveillance to airports without existing ASDE-X or ASSC capabilities.

Identity

Aliases: Surface Awareness InitiativeSAISurface Awareness Initiative DisplaySAID
Domains: aviation
Name: Surface Awareness Initiative Program
Status: active
Types: infrastructureoperationsdevelopment

Details

Description: FAA Surface Safety Portfolio program that provides supplemental controller situational awareness by displaying ADS-B-equipped and transmitting aircraft and vehicles on airport surface areas, extending surface surveillance to airports without existing ASDE-X or ASSC capabilities.
Leads
Participants: -

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 02:29:09 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 02:29:09 UTC

Other

Official Urls: https://www.faa.gov/surface-safety-portfoliohttps://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/airfield_drivers/enhancing-surface-safety-guide-vehicle-movement-areahttps://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/orders_notices/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1044317