Airport Design Software
Airport design software supports pavement design and pay reductions for airport pavement projects. Available software include FAARFIELD, COMFAA, COMPSYS, and other programs.
| Software (select links in this column to access software) | Description/Instructions | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FAARFIELD 2.1 | FAARFIELD 2.1 is the standard thickness design software accompanying AC 150/5320-6G, Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation, and pavement strength reporting using the ACR/PCR Method accompanying AC 150/5335-5D, Standard Method for Reporting Airport Pavement Strength – PCR. FAARFIELD 2.1 replaces all previous versions of FAARFIELD. | 6/8/2021 |
| Software (select links in this column to access software) | Description/Instructions | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Backcalculation Software (BAKFAA 3.3.0) | For backcalculating FWD data and computing airport pavement load responses by layered elastic analysis. Use with AC 150/5370-11, Use of Nondestructive Testing Devices in the Evaluation of Airport Pavements. | 6/2020 |
| Geodetic Calculator (Zip) | Updated version of GEO83 | |
| Runway Exit Design Interactive Model V4 (REDIM-V4) | REDIM is a computer model developed to locate and design high-speed runway exits at airports. The model uses kinematic equations to characterize the aircraft landing dynamics and a polynomial-time dynamic programming algorithm to find the optimal locations of the high-speed exits. The objective of the optimization algorithm is to minimize the weighted average runway occupancy time (ROT) of an aircraft mix selected by the user. A database of aircraft characteristics for four terminal Aircraft Approach Categories (AAC) has been included in the model to facilitate its use in a large variety of airport environments and conditions. The database file relieves the user's data-input burden, specially when the aircraft mix consists of many different types of aircraft. The program is developed to be used as a design and a planning instrument by engineers. Hence, considerable effort has been devoted to user interface such as menu system, interactive data editing, and graphical and tabular outputs. | 11/2022 |
| Airport Design Tools (MS Excel) | Access tools related to AC 150/5300-13B, Airport Design, including the Runway Design Matrix Tool, ADG and TDG Classification Tool, Acute Angle Exit Tool, and Taxiway Fillet Design Tool. | 4/2022 |
| Software (select links in this column to access software) | Description/Instructions | Date |
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| FAA Airport Technology R&D Branch Software | ||
Last updated: Thursday, September 24, 2026