Lengthening airport runways to ensure safety in bad weather will be the focus of a new US FAA review.

An Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) will be convened to review certification and operating rules governing the minimum acceptable runway lengths for takeoff and landing. The review will focus on runway conditions that are contaminated by snow, slush, ice, or standing water.

Pressure to review the rules came from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), recommending in October that the agency “immediately” mandate a 15% safety margin to be added into the runway landing distance calculations in the wake of a deadly Southwest 737 runway overrun at Chicago Midway Airport in December 2005

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