The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expanding\nweather-camera services to Hawaii to enhance aviation safety and pilot\ndecision-making. The cameras, which already are installed in Alaska and\nColorado, improve safety by providing pilots with near-real time video of\nweather conditions at their destinations and along their intended flight routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hawaii project will install 23 camera facilities\nthroughout the islands. The FAA has completed engineering surveys and site\nselections on Kauai, Lanai, Maui and Molokai, and will begin surveys on Oahu\nand the Big Island in March 2021. Each facility can accommodate up to four\ncameras and the images can be viewed at https:\/\/weathercams.faa.gov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FAA plans to begin camera installations on Kauai in\nMarch and will move to the other islands as the agency develops engineering\nplans, obtains leases and permits, and procures the equipment. The agency\nexpects images from the Kauai cameras will be on its weather-camera website in\nmid-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FAA established working groups of aircraft operators and\nFAA experts on each island to identify prime locations for camera installations\nand to ensure robust communication between pilots and the agency about the\nproject\u2019s progress. The FAA is basing site locations on flight routes and areas\nwhere weather conditions commonly affect and interrupt flight operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weather cameras in Alaska have been successful for 20 years.\nLast year, the FAA helped the Colorado Department of Transportation implement a\nweather camera program to improve pilot awareness of weather conditions above\nthe Rocky Mountains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more insight into the history and future of the FAA\nWeather Camera Program, go to the FAA Blog, Cleared for TakeOff, to read a new\npost from our very own Weather Camera Manager, Walter Combs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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