More than half of all Airport Improvement Program funds go toward constructing or rehabilitating runways, taxiways, and aprons. FAA pavement standards help protect this investment by ensuring pavements last as long as possible with the least amount of maintenance.

• Advisory Circulars - All 150 Series ACs
  • AC 150/5100-13, Development of State Aviation Standards for Airport Pavement Construction
  • AC 150/5320-5, Surface Drainage Design
  • AC 150/5320-6, Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation
  • AC 150/5370-10, Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports
    • Airport Construction Standards (access to individual standards)
  • AC 150/5370-11, Use of Nondestructive Testing in the Evaluation of Airport Pavements
    • Backcalculation Software (BAKFAA)
  • AC 150/5380-6, Guidelines and Procedures for Maintenance of Airport Pavements
  • AC 150/5380-7, Airport Pavement Management Program (PMP)
  • More Pavement Design ACs »
• Airport Design Software
• Airport Design and Engineering Standards (Quick Reference)
• Engineering Briefs
• National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF)
• Airport Pavement Papers and Publications

Airport Pavements Videos

Note: FAA videos are available on the FAA YouTube Channel.

State Aviation Standards & Use of Highway Materials for Airfield Construction (Oct. 2024)

The video highlights key design differences between airfield and highway pavements, provides guidance on developing State Aviation Standards for airports, and outlines FAA requirements for the use of state highway materials in airfield pavement construction.

FAARFIELD Training Video Series (Sept. 2024)

The FAARFIELD training video series is a guide for new users learning the FAARFIELD software. It encompasses a range of topics, starting with overviews of the software and how it is used to perform a pavement design and progressing to more detailed subjects. Additionally, the series provides an overview of using FAARFIELD to determine pavement condition ratings. See AC 150/5320-6, Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation, and AC 150/5335-5, Standardized Method of Reporting Pavement Strength – PCR, for guidelines on the design and evaluation processes used in FAARFIELD.

Play the complete FAARFIELD video series or access individual videos:

1. FAARFIELD Overview (8:45)
2. Quick Start Pavement Design (10:32)
3. User Defined Aircraft (9:55)
4. Flexible Pavement Design, Part 1, Flexible GA (7:59)
5. Flexible Pavement Design, Part 2, Modified Subgrade (6:57)
6. Rigid Pavement Design (6:35)
7. Flexible Overlays (12:06)
8. Rigid Overlays (6:20)
9. Pavement Classification Ratings (13:59)

Sample PCC Joint Plans

Note: If the DXF files below do not automatically download when clicked, right-click the link and select "Save link as..." or “Download Linked File” to save the file to your computer and then open it from your computer with the appropriate tool.

• PCC Joint Detail - Crossover TW: PDF, DXF
• PCC Joint Detail - Entrance TW: PDF, DXF
• PCC Joint Detail - Tee TW: PDF, DXF
• PCC Joint Detail - High Speed TW: PDF, DXF
• PCC Joint Detail - Sections: PDF, DXF
• PCC Joint Detail - Details: PDF, DXF

Wildlife Fence Details

• Details for Items F-163, Wildlife Deterrent Fence Skirt, and F-164, Wildlife Exclusion Fence

Related Information on Non-FAA Sites

• Airfield Asphalt Pavement Technology Program
• American Concrete Pavement Association
• Asphalt Institute
• Innovative Pavement Research Foundation
• Transportation Research Board

ACRP Reports

• ACRP Synthesis 96: Practices to Mitigate Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) Affected Pavements at Airports