Originally Posted by
krismiler
Any idea what percentage of runways are EMAS equipped ?
What is your definition of "runways" - cleared space? sand? grass? gravel? asphalt? concrete?
83 airports have EMAS on one or more runways, worldwide (2019 numbers). There are about 10,000 airports with scheduled air service with aircraft of more than 50 seats. So about 0.8% of those have EMAS.
But call it "On the order of 1%" to allow some statistical wiggle-room - since someone is sure to claim that any grass glider strip counts as a "runway," or point out that a 9-seater BN2 Islander may count as "scheduled commercial service."
