Runway incursions remain a serious concern nationally. One important component of our ongoing efforts to improve surface safety at RYN Airport involves conducting a Runway Safety Action Team (RSAT) meeting at least once each year. In conjunction with airport management, we will be conducting a local RSAT meeting on 06/24, 2025. The meeting is scheduled from 11am-1pm.

KRYN  Airport Diagram effective date:  12 JUN 2025  to  10 JUL 2025
https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2506/06513ad.pdf#nameddest=(RYN)

KRYN  Chart Supplement effective date:  0901Z Jun 12 - 0901Z Aug 07, 2025
http://aeronav.faa.gov/afd/12jun2025/sw_95_12JUN2025.pdf

Fly-ins: Taxi to the parking apron. Meeting is in the Terminal Building.

Driving: From Tucson on I-19 south take Exit 99, SR 86/Ajo Way. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Stay on Ajo Way for 14 miles, the airport will be on the right.

Driving: I-19 northbound take exit 95, Valencia Rd. At the top of the ramp turn left and head west approximately 14 miles. Valencia Rd. ends at W. Ajo Highway at the airport's east entrance. Turn left onto W. Ajo Highway. The terminal is approximately 1/4 mile on the right.

If attending in person, please register here on the SPANS. If you are attending via Zoom DO NOT register on SPANS. You will be counted and given Wings credit via your attendance from the Zoom attendance record.

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Midwest ATC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: RYN Annual RSAT
Time: Jun 24, 2025 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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This event will be two (2) hours in length.

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The FAASTeam wishes to thank:

Geoff Kusel, RYN Air Traffic Manager
Tucson Airport Authority
FAA Office of Runway Safety, Fernando Morales III and Joe Santoro
FAASTeam Program Managers, Ernest R. Copeland, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Airworthiness); and Craig Tompkins, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Operations)
Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona (ASAG)

The purpose of this RSAT meeting is to unite those individuals and organizations that are actively involved in air traffic operations and the movement of aircraft, vehicles and equipment on the Airport Operations Area (AOA). We look for participation from all major airport interests including tenants, fixed base operators, airport operations and maintenance personnel. Participants are asked to help develop recommendations and solutions to enhance surface safety. Those recommendations serve as the foundation for a site-specific Runway Safety Action Plan. You are cordially invited to join us.

Your participation is important, and your input is welcomed. Please RSVP to Geoff Kusel at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Include the name, organization, phone number and email address of those who will be attending.

If you have questions or need more information, please let me know. I can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sincerely,

Geoff Kusel

Air Traffic Manager
Ryan Airport ATCT (RYN)
520-578-0863 (Office)

FAA Runway Safety https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/videos/
"From the Flight Deck" video series provides pilots with actual runway approach and airport taxiway footage captured with cockpit mounted cameras, combined with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items.
"Runway Safety Pilot Simulator" video series a self-guided resource to assist flight instructors with teaching student pilots surface safety best practices, before they step foot into the cockpit.

Thanks to Geoff Kusel, Ryan Field Tower Manager and  Brian STAMPER, Ph.D.  FAASTeam Representative, for the RYN Pilot Checklist . Thanks to Jim Pitman and Jon Micetic, Arizona Flight Triaining Workgroup's (AFTW) for posting Ryan Airport Operations page  https://aftw.org/kryn-operations/

Safety Products by Brian L. Stamper, Ph.D., FAASTeam Representative
KRYN Ryan Airfield Recommended NW Entries https://www.faasafety.gov/files/events/WP/WP07/2023/WP07124011/KRYN_NW_entry_procedures_stand_alone_230510__.pdf
Greater Tucson Practice Areas https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2018/Nov/Tucson_Practice_Areas.pdf    

Arizona Pilots Association monthly newsletterhttps://azpilots.org/pilot-info/newsletters

Visit Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona, Inc. (ASAG) website
https://asagaz.org and the ASAG Facebook page.

Craig Tompkins, FAA, FPM  "Avoiding helicopter wake turbulence in the air and on the ground"   Remember 3 - 3 - 2.   On the ground stay 3 rotor widths away; In the air stay 3 nautical miles away, in trail wait at least 2 minutes. 
Please post and share the linked flyer, How to Avoid Helicopter Wake Turbulence.
https://www.faasafety.gov/files/events/WP/WP07/2025/WP07136751/Helicopter_wake_turbulance_avoidance_3-3-2.pdf

Arizona Flight Training Workgroup AFTW
Find next meeting https://aftw.org/next-meeting/   Tuesday July 8,2025 04:00 PM MST (2300 GMT)  Meeting Minutes https://aftw.org/category/meetings/minutes/

With thanks to FAA's Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office (FSDO's)  Ken Nettles, Office Manager; Frank Waterhouse, Assistant Office Manager; Ernest R. Copeland, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Airworthiness); and Craig Tompkins, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Operations) for their support of this and numerous aviation safety events and products.