Design Resources
Engineering, Design, and Construction - Northwest Mountain Region
Documents
- Bid Tabulation Data (MS Excel)
- Design and Construction Updates (PDF)
- Lighting Equipment Certification Update (MS Word)
- Policy & Guidance
- Auditing of Consultants' Overhead Charges (PDF)
- Buy America Guidance (MS Word)
- Buy America Certification for Bid Proposals (MS Word)
- Buy America Waiver for Development Projects (MS Word)
- Buy America Waiver for Buildings (MS Word)
- Buy America Waiver for Equipment (MS Word)
- Buy America Program Guidance Letter 10-02 (PDF)
- Edge Lights for Instrument Runways (PDF)
- Design of Manholes and Manhole Covers on Airport Pavements and Safety Areas (PDF)
- Design of Subdrain Systems for Pavements (PDF)
- Marking and Signage Plan Review Guidance (PDF)
- Pavement Maintenance/Management Policy (PDF)
- Recommendations for Writing Modifications of Airport Design, Construction and Equipment Standards (PDF)
- Standard Handout for Predesign Conference and Design Report: PDF, MS Word
- Threshold Lights for Clearways (PDF)
- Portland Cement Concrete Airport Pavements - Design Guide Supplement (PDF)
- Stabilized and Drainable Base for Rigid Pavement
- Design and Construction Guide: PDF, MS Word
- Appendices (MS Word)
Related Information
- Airfield Asphalt Pavement Technology Program
- American Concrete Institute - Certification
- Corps of Engineers Transportation Systems Center
- Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
- Innovative Pavement Research Foundation
- Micro Paver™ - The Pavement Maintenance Management System
- National Center for Asphalt Technology
- National Institute of Building Sciences - Whole Building Design Guide - Construction Criteria Base
- Tri-Service Transportation
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National Policy and Guidance
Design Software
Airport design software supports pavement design and pay reductions for airport pavement projects. Available software include FAARFIELD, COMFAA, COMPSYS, and other programs.
Question about Design Software?
| Software (select links in this column to access software) |
Description/Instructions | Date |
|---|---|---|
| AIRPORT PAVEMENT DESIGN | ||
| Flexible Pavement Design (MS Excel) | Flexible Pavement Design Manual (PDF) (Updated 7/16/2002) | Updated 10/31/2005 |
| Rigid Pavement Design (MS Excel) | Rigid Pavement Design Manual (PDF) (Updated 7/16/2002) | Updated 4/30/2004 |
| Layered Elastic Pavement Design Version 1.3 (ZIP) | Layered elastic design software discussed in Chapter 7 of AC 150/5320-6, Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation. Software updated in June 2004 to include new commercial aircraft models and many general aviation aircraft. | Updated 7/26/2004 |
| FAARFIELD 1.302 (3/20/2009) | FAARFIELD 1.302 replaced the previous version that accompanied Draft AC 150/5320-6E. The FAARFIELD program became the FAA standard for airfield pavement design upon publication of AC 150/5320-6E, which required the use of the FAARFIELD program. | |
| COMFAA 2.0 (You will need to scroll down on linked page to view software and related guidance.) |
COMFAA, as introduced in version A of AC 150/5335-5, is capable of calculating Aircraft Classifications Numbers in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) procedure. | |
| COMFAA 3.0 (Updated 3/2/2012) (You will need to scroll down on linked page to view software and related guidance.) |
COMFAA 3.0, as introduced in version B of AC 150/5335-5, is the recommended method to determine airport runway, taxiway, and apron pavement strength with the Aircraft Classification Number - Pavement Classification Number (ACN-PCN) method. The software is capable of calculating Aircraft Classifications Numbers in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) procedure. Support Spreadsheet for COMFAA 3.0 (MS Excel, 1.78 MB) (Updated 3/2/2012) |
August 2011 |
| PAY REDUCTIONS FOR AIRPORT PAVEMENT PROJECTS (AC 150/5370-10, Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports) |
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| Asphaltic Concrete - Payment Adjustment for Densities and Air Voids, Item P-401 (MS Excel) | The pay equations in this spreadsheet are consistent with the percent within specification limits (PWL) based pay adjusments in Item P-401 as published in versions B and higher of AC 150/5370-10 but are not valid for previous versions of Item P-401. | Updated 2/4/2008 |
| Asphaltic Concrete - Payment Adjustment for Densities and Air Voids, Item P-401SP (MS Excel) | This spreadsheet is consistent with Item P-401SP as published in Engineering Brief #59A. | Updated 3/30/2007 |
| PCC Pavement - Payment Factor for Strength and Thickness, Item P-501 (MS Excel) |
The pay equations in this spreadsheet are valid for versions of Item P-501 published in versions C and higher of AC 150/5370-10. *Update fixes spreadsheet error that occurred when number of lots exceeded 102. |
Updated 10/30/2009* |
| RELATED PAVEMENT AND AIRPORT DESIGN SOFTWARE | ||
| 3D Airspace Analysis Program (3DAAP) | Version 5.0 | 9/19/2006 |
| Backcalculation Software (BAKFAA) | 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. Version 2.0. | 5/2012 |
| COMPSYS 21 Geodetic Calculations | Windows-based software includes calculations for Forward, Inverse, Segment/Segment, Bearing/Bearing, Segment Distance, Circle Bearing, Circle/Circle, Segment Bearing, and Airport Reference Point. | |
| Geodetic Calculator (ZIP) | Updated version of GEO83. | |
| Runway Friction Data Evaluation Program (ZIP) | New Version 4.1A | |
| ADDITIONAL SOURCES | ||
| FAA Airport Technology R&D Branch Software | ||
| Airport Pavement Roughness Criteria | ||
Design Standards
This page provides a quick reference to engineering, design, and construction standards for various airport-related equipment, facilities, and structures. Visit our Series 150 Advisory Circular Library for a complete listing of current advisory circulars.
See also--
| Item | Reference (See most recent version and any associated changes) |
|---|---|
| Airport Design | AC 150/5300-13 |
| Airport Drainage | AC 150/5320-5 |
| Airport Layout Plans | AC 150/5070-6 |
| Airport Lighting - Runway/Taxiway | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Airport Lighting - Runway Centerline | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Airport Lighting - Radio Control | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Airport Marking | AC 150/5340-1 |
| Airport Master Plans | AC 150/5070-6 |
| Airport Signage | AC 150/5340-18 |
| Airport Terminal Facilities | AC 150/5360-13 |
| Apron | AC 150/5300-13 (Appendix 5) |
| ARFF Building | AC 150/5210-15 |
| ARFF Equipment - DEVS | AC 150/5220-10 |
| ARFF Equipment - Clothing | AC 150/5210-14 |
| ARFF Training Facility | AC 150/5220-17 |
| ARFF Vehicle - Small Dual Agent | AC 150/5220-10 |
| ARFF Vehicle | AC 150/5220-10 |
| ARFF Water Supply | AC 150/5220-4 |
| Artificial Turf | AC 150/5370-15 |
| AWOS | AC 150/5220-16 |
| Beacons | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Compass Calibration Pad | AC 150/5300-13 (Appendix 4) |
| Construction Standards | AC 150/5370-10 See also Construction Standards for Airports |
| Deicing Facilities | AC 150/5300-14 |
| Disability Access to Airports | AC 150/5360-14 |
| EMAS Arresting System | AC 150/5220-22 |
| Fuel Storage | AC 150/5230-4 |
| Heliport Design | AC 150/5390-2 |
| Landfills | AC 150/5200-34 |
| Land and Hold Short Lighting | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Marking of Airport Vehicles | AC 150/5210-5 |
| Operational Safety - Construction | AC 150/5370-2 |
| PAPI | AC 150/5345-28 |
| Passenger Lift for the Impaired | AC 150/5220-21 |
| Pavement - Heated | AC 150/5370-17 |
| Pavement Design | AC 150/5320-6 |
| Pavement Management System | AC 150/5380-7 |
| REIL | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Runway Length Requirements | AC 150/5325-4 |
| Runway Surface Monitors | AC 150/5200-30 |
| Runway Thresholds | AC 150/5300-13 (Appendix 2) |
| Segmented Circle | AC 150/5340-5 |
| SMGCS | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Snow Removal Operations | AC 150/5200-30 |
| SRE Buildings | AC 150/5220-18 |
| SRE Equipment | AC 150/5220-20 |
| State Standards for Non-primary Airports | AC 150/5100-13 |
| VASI | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Wildlife Attractants | AC 150/5200-33 |
| Wind Analysis | AC 150/5300-13 (Appendix 1) |
| Wind Cones | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Wind Cones - Supplemental | AC 150/5340-30 |
| Windrose | AC 150/5300-13 (Appendices 1, 11) Airports GIS Windrose Form |
Engineering Briefs
Airport Engineering Briefs provide additional information about airport eingineering, design, and constructions standards and specifications included in advisory circulars
Question about an Engineering Brief (EB)?
Contact the Airport Engineering Division.
| EB No. (View EB) |
Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Full Set (ZIP, 12.3 MB) | Download the Full Set of Engineering Briefs as a Zipped File | July 31, 2012 |
| EB90 | Reserved | NA |
| EB89 (PDF) | Taxiway Nomenclature Convention | Mar. 29, 2012 |
| EB88 | Reserved | NA |
| EB87 (PDF) | Heliport Perimeter Light for Visual Meteorological Conditions | Jan. 13, 2012 |
| EB86 | Reserved | NA |
| EB85 | Reserved | NA |
| Draft EB84 (PDF) | Remote Maintenance and Monitoring of ALCMS and L-821 Computerized Control Panels (added 2/23/2011)
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Feb. 22, 2011 |
| EB83 (PDF, 3.54 MB) | In Pavement Light Fixture Bolts (revised 3/6/2012) | June 29, 2010 |
| EB82 | Reserved | NA |
| EB81 (PDF) | Use of Guidance for Runway Centerline to Parallel Taxiway/Taxilane Centerline Separation for Boeing 747-8 (revised 3/17/2010 to correct wingspan of B747-8 in section B) | Mar. 12, 2010 |
| EB80 (PDF) | Use of Interim Taxiway Edge Safety Margin Clearance for Airplane Design Group VI | Mar. 12, 2010 |
| EB79 (PDF, 1.32 MB) | Determining RSA NAVAID Frangibility and Fixed-By-Function Requirements | July 13, 2009 |
| EB78 (PDF) | New Parallel Taxiway Centerline Linear Equations for Dual Airplane Design Group Evaluations | July 31, 2012 |
| EB77 (PDF) | Interim Fabrication and Installation Procedures for Adjustable Light Bases and Extensions | Feb. 2008 |
| EB76 (PDF) | Using Solar Power for Airport Obstruction Lighting | Jan. 14, 2008 |
| EB75 (PDF) | Incorporation of Runway Incursion Prevention into Taxiway and Apron Design | Nov. 8, 2007 |
| EB74A (PDF) | Use of 150-foot (45-M) Wide Runways and Blast Pads for Boeing 747-8 Operations | Aug. 11, 2011 |
| EB73 (PDF) | Use of Non-Standard 75-Foot- (23-M) Wide Straight Taxiway Sections for Boeing 747-8 Taxiing Operations | Nov. 27, 2007 |
| EB72A (PDF) | Positive Identification of Runways for Landing | Nov. 2, 2007 |
| Draft EB7X (PDF) | Rejuvenation Product Qualification Procedure and Requirements - DRAFT Industry Letter for Draft EB7X (PDF) (Comment period extended to 5/1/2007) |
Oct. 10, 2006 |
| EB71 | Modification to Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles - Cancelled (Superseded by AC 150/5220-10D) |
Feb. 1, 2006 |
| EB70 | Accelerated Alkali-Silica Reactivity in Portland Cement Concrete Pavements Exposed to Runway Deicing Chemicals - Cancelled (Superseded by AC 150/5370-10) |
Dec. 13, 2005 |
| EB69 | General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey (Volume B) - Cancelled (Superseded by AC 150/5300-17) |
July 7, 2005 |
| DRAFT EB68 (PDF) DRAFT EB68 (MS Word) |
Four Component Coal-Tar Sealer Rejuvenator (Not Suitable for Project Use at this Time). Issued for Comment: August 10, 2005 | Comment Period Extended to October 14, 2005 |
| EB67D (PDF) | Light Sources Other than Incandescent and Xenon for Airport and Obstruction Lighting Fixtures (added 3/6/2012) | Mar. 6, 2012 |
| EB66 (PDF) | Rubblized Portland Cement Concrete Base Course | Feb. 13, 2004 |
| EB65A (PDF) | Use of 150-Foot- (45-M) Wide Runways for Airbus A380 Operations | Dec. 10, 2007 |
| EB64D (PDF) | Runway Status Lights System (added 5/12/2011) | May 9, 2011 |
| EB63B (PDF) | Taxiways for Airbus A380 Taxiing Operations (Supersedes EB 63a) | Nov. 27, 2007 |
| EB62 (PDF) | Polymer Composite Micro-Overlay for Fuel-Resistant Wearing Surfaces | Dec. 20, 2002 |
| EB61 | Installation Procedures for Adjustable Light Bases and Extensions - Cancelled | Feb. 6, 2001 |
| EB60 (PDF) | Semi-Flexible Wearing Course for Apron Pavement | Jan. 16, 2001 |
| EB59A (PDF) EB59A (MS Word) |
Item P-401 Plant Mix Bituminous Pavements (Superpave). This brief provides guidance on using asphaltic mixtures designed using Superpave techniques. (Supersedes EB 59) Background Information (PDF) Background Information (MS Word) |
May 12, 2006 |
| EB59 | Item P-401 Plant Mix Bituminous Pavements (Superpave) - Cancelled | Dec. 18, 2001 |
| EB58 | Lighting and Signage of Declared Distance Runways - Cancelled | Dec. 8, 1999 |
| EB57 (PDF) | Extended Q-Value Table for Estimating Percent of Lot Within Limits (Pwl). Q-Value and PWL Table (MS Excel) |
May 19, 1999 |
| EB56 (PDF, 1.19 MB) | Development of Revised Acceptance Criteria for Item P-401 and Item P-501. | Jan. 27, 1999 |
| EB55 (PDF) | Controlled Low Strength Material (Clsm). | May 21, 1996 |
| EB54A (PDF) | Field Modifications to Airport Lighting Equipment | Oct. 6, 1995 |
| EB54 | Acceptance of Airport Lighting Equipment | Mar. 23, 1995 |
| EB53B | Interim Guidance on Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems - Cancelled | Mar. 11, 1999 |
| EB53A | Interim Guidance on Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems - Cancelled | Feb. 19, 1999 |
| EB53 | Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems - Cancelled | Nov. 8, 1994 |
| EB52 (PDF) | Approved AWOS Equipment | Nov. 4, 1994 |
| EB51 (PDF) | Polymer Modified Asphalt | Oct. 21, 1994 |
| EB50 | Adjustable L-868 Extension - Cancelled | Sept. 21, 1994 |
| EB49 (PDF) | Geogrid Reinforced Base Course | April 20, 1994 |
| EB48 (PDF) | Interlocking Concrete Pavers | |
| EB47 (PDF) | Design of Airport Pavements Using Layered Elastic Analysis | May 6, 1991 |
| EB46A Change 1 (PDF) | Coal Tar Pitch Seal Coats Change 1 | April 4, 1996 |
| EB46A (PDF) | Coal Tar Pitch Seal Coats | July 11, 1995 |
| EB46 (PDF) | Item P-625 Coal-Tar Pitch Emulsion Seal Coat | Jan. 17, 1991 |
| EB45 (PDF) | Polyethylene Modified Asphalt Cement | Feb. 22, 1990 |
| EB44 (PDF) | Coal-Tar Sealer/Rejuvenator (Updated 5/29/2008) | Nov. 2, 1989 |
| EB44A | Revised Coal-Tar Sealer/Rejuvenator Specification (Supersedes specification attached to November 2, 1989, brief) - Cancelled |
May 9, 2006 |
| EB44B (PDF) | Revised Coal-Tar Sealer/Rejuvenator Specification (Supersedes specification attached to November 2, 1989, brief) |
May 21, 2008 |
| EB43 (PDF) | Computerized Pavement Design | April 5, 1989 |
| EB42 (PDF) | Geocomposite Pavement Edge Drains | Mar. 22, 1989 |
| EB41 (PDF) | Salviacim Paving Process | Oct. 19, 1989 |
| EB40 (PDF) | Galvanized Steel Fencing | June 3, 1987 |
| EB39 (PDF) | Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Latex Modified Asphalt | Mar. 2, 1987 |
| EB38 (PDF) | Concrete-Lined Corrugated Steel Pipe | Dec. 12, 1986 |
| EB37 (PDF) | Computerized Pavement Design November | 18, 1986 |
| EB36 (PDF) | Silicone Joint Sealants | 1986 |
| EB35A (PDF) | Thermoplastic Coal-Tar Emulsion Slurry Seal: Amended Interim Specification | Sept. 27, 1994 |
| EB34A (PDF) | Referee Testing of Hardened Portland Cement Concrete Pavement-Percent within Limits Revision | May 13, 2002 |
| EB33A (PDF) | Use of Fly Ash as a Partial Replacement for Cement | July 13, 1984 |
| EB33 (PDF) | Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pavements | 1983 |
| EB32 (PDF) | Surface Recycling and Thin Overlay of Bituminous Pavement | July 14, 1983 |
| EB31 (PDF) | Test of Turbojet Powered Airport Ice Removal Equipment | April 22, 1983 |
| EB30 (PDF) | Acceptance Plan for Density, Item P-401 | Feb. 18, 1983 |
| EB29 (PDF) | Hot Mix Recycling of Asphalt Pavements | Mar. 3, 1982 |
| EB28 (PDF) | Performance of Recycled Asphalt Pavements at New England Airports | Oct. 21, 1981 |
| EB27 (PDF) | Joint Design for Light Duty Rigid Pavements | June 18, 1981 |
| EB26 (PDF) | Drainage Design Considerations | Mar. 24, 1981 |
| EB25 (PDF) | Shrinkage Compensating Cement for Airport Pavements | April 18, 1981 |
| EB24 (PDF) | Prestressed Concrete Overlay at Chicago O'hare International Airport | Feb. 9, 1981 |
| EB23 (PDF) | Open-Graded Asphalt Emulsion Mixes | Jan. 9, 1981 |
| EB22CHG (PDF) | Change to Engineering Brief No. 22 (Included with No.22) | Feb. 1, 1982 |
| EB22 (PDF) | Asphalt-Rubber and Rubberized Coal Tar Pitch Emulsion | July 31, 1981 |
| EB21 (PDF) | Use of Sulfur in Bituminous Pavements | Oct. 19, 1979 |
| EB20A (PDF) | Guidelines for Combating Inflationary Costs | July 10, 1979 |
| EB20 (PDF) | Changes to Item F-162, Chain Link Fences | Nov. 27, 1978 |
| EB19 (PDF) | Use of Light Load Nondestructive Testing (Ndt) Equipment on Heavy Load Pavements | Oct. 25, 1978 |
| EB18 (PDF) | Use of a Non-Woven Fabric to Reduce Reflective Cracking at New Hanover County Airport, North Carolina | Sept. 22, 1977 |
| EB17 (PDF) | Statistical Quality Control Specifications | June 21, 1977 |
| EB16 (PDF) | Cost Plus Fixed Payment Contracts for Engineering Services Under Adap | May 24, 1977 |
| EB15 (PDF) | Variances in Transverse Slopes at Orlando Jetport, Florida | Not Published |
| EB14 (PDF) | Reconstruction of Airfield Pavements from Recycled Materials | April 15, 1977 |
| EB13 (PDF) | Faa Field Inspection of Airports Developed by the Ohio Department of Aviation | Not Published |
| EB12 (PDF) | Fibrous Concrete Aprons at Reno & Las Vegas, Nevada | Mar. 30, 1976 |
| EB11 (PDF) | The Faa's Role in the Selection of Sponsor Consultants for Engineering Services Under Adap | Feb. 27, 1976 |
| EB10 (PDF) | Asbestos-Cement Storm Drain Pipe | Jan. 13, 1976 |
| EB09 (PDF) | Load Transfer Assembly | Nov. 18, 1975 |
| EB08 (PDF) | Porous Friction Course Pavement at Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, Virginia and Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem Regional Airport, North Carolina | Sept. 12, 1975 |
| EB07 (PDF) | Construction of a Rubber Asphalt Friction Course at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado | Sept. 12, 1975 |
| EB06 (PDF) | Use of Heater Planer to Correct Pavement Unevenness at San Juan International Airport, Puerto Rico | Sept. 12, 1975 |
| EB05 (PDF) | Steel Fibrous Reinforced Concrete | June 18, 1975 |
| EB04 (PDF) | Preparing Existing Bituminous Concrete Pavements for Overlays by Use of Heater Scarifying (Remixing) Technique | April 7, 1975 |
| EB03 (PDF) | Lcpf Runway Extension at Portland International Airport, Oregon | Sept. 9, 1974 |
| EB02 (PDF) | Wire Combed Runway Surface at Atlanta Airport (Plastic Grooving) | July 11, 1974 |
| EB01 (PDF) | Plastic Grooving of Concrete Runway at Lawton, Oklahoma | Aug. 27,1974 |
FAA Forms
| Design / Engineering | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject/Title | Number | Other Formats | Notes |
| Airport Pavement Design (MS Word, 103 KB) | 5100-1 | Form used to identify design criteria and desired pavement section; typically attached to the engineer's report | |
| Pavement Strength Survey | 5320-1 | MS Word (176 KB) | |
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