Runway Friction Survey

Are You In Compliance? NAC is equipped to perform Friction Testing for your airport with an FAA Approved CFME to ensure that you are in compliance with the FAA AC 150/5320-12C.  FAA Guidelines for summer friction testing provides baseline data for future surveys and data interpretation. 

The FAA requires that friction surveys occur according to the following schedule:

Daily Jet Aircraft Landings

Friction Survey Frequency

0 to 15

1 Year

16 to 30

6 Months

31 to 90

3 Month

91 to 150

1 Month

151 to 210

2 Weeks

Greater than 210

1 Week

In Addition, the FAA Requires that Friction Surveys be Performed

  • Before and After Rubber Removal
  • Following Installation of New Pavement Surfaces
NAC Friction Testing Benefits
  • Efficient, Consistent, Cost Effective Testing
  • Runway Sectional Contaminant Mapping 
  • Accurate Data from Trained Experts
  • Minimal Interruption to Operations
  • Flexible and Customized Testing Schedules
  • Complete Runway Friction Reports, Statistics and Graphs Provided

FAA Approved CFME Friction Levels for NAC DFTTM

 

40 MPH

 

 

60 MPH

 

Minimum (MFL)

Maintenance Planning (MPL)

New Design / Construction (DL)

Minimum (MFL)

Maintenance Planning (MPL)

New Design / Construction (DL)

0.42

0.52

0.80

0.25

0.44

0.73

 

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