For decades, airport barricades have been a staple product used to separate work areas from airport operations. Until the late 1990s, there were no actual barricades sold specifically, nor were they generally accepted by the industry as true airport barricades.
Since then, airports across the country have adopted the modern airport barricades we are familiar with today. FAA specifications detail the characteristics that airport barricades must follow, so we have uniformity and consistency at airports across the country.
Some of the main characteristics of airport barricades outlined in the FAA specifications include:
Highly reflective alternating orange and white stripes
easy to fold
Barricades must resist Jet Blast
lamp must be accepted
Must accept 20×20 banner
Overall height less than 18 inches
Airport Barricades are now used exclusively at airport projects across the United States. Some countries have also adopted FAA standards for products used at their airports.