Safety at HWO
Townhall Meeting - August 2025
Broward County District 7 Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis hosted a townhall meeting for North Perry Airport (HWO) on August 27, 2025, for community residents to share their safety concerns and to provide information about what steps the County and Aviation Department are exploring to address them.
Information & Resources
Airfield SafetyRecord
For 25 straight years, HWO has achieved “zero discrepancies” in annual airport inspections from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). This inspection typically includes a review of all airfield markings, airfield signs, runway/taxiway lights, safety areas, aircraft approach slopes, wildlife control, and Foreign Object Debris.
FAA Runway Safety Award
North Perry Airport (HWO) received the FAA Southern Region’s 2010 Runway Safety Award for having no runway incursions reported. The FAA chose HWO over hundreds of airports in the Southern region for runway safety initiatives completed in the previous year. In 2009, HWO had experienced an unusually high amount of runway incursions. While the incidents were not the fault of the airport, the staff decided more proactive measures might reduce aircraft incidents. During 2010, professionals from Airport Operations, Maintenance, and Development devised a plan to help eliminate the problem.
The plan included:
•Additional new airfield signs.
•Tighter access controls for visitors.
•Extensive and ongoing training programs for airport users.
•Outreach to student pilots and flight schools.
•Converting the airfield signage and markings to commercial airport standards.
These are the same standards used at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
As a result of the team’s hard work and attention to detail, the efforts paid off, and HWO was subsequently recognized with this FAA award.
