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1-4 Airport Runway Pavement Condition

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Graphic Version | Excel

percent of NPIAS runways

Year Good Fair Poor
2004 75 21 4
2009 78 19 3
2016 80 18 2

 

Condition Definition
Poor Large open cracks, surface and edge spalling, vegetation growing through cracks and joints; or widespread, severe cracking with raveling and deterioration.
Fair Mild surface cracking, unsealed joints, and slab edge spalling.
Good No visible deterioration, or all cracks and joints are sealed.

Note: National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airports include commercial service airports, reliever airports, and selected general aviation airports.

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-25, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2016.