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An entity grouping together the attributes that model characteristics of an airport surface, such as strenght, material, etc.

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AIXM Model Overview

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AC:Surface Characteristics (Overview)
AC:Surface Characteristics (Overview)

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titleAIXM 5.2 Improvements

A change proposal (AIXM-338) for the next AIXM 5.2 version has been approved by the AIXM Change Control Board, which adds new codes and refine definitions for existing codes in the codelist for CodeSurfaceConditionBaseType. 

The coding guidelines provided here are aligned with forward/backward conversion rules contained in the AIXM-338 Change Proposal.

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titleAIXM 5.2 Improvements

A change proposal (AIXM-319) for the next AIXM 5.2 version has been approved by the AIXM Change Control Board, which adds new codes in the codelist for CodeSurfaceCompositionBaseType.

The coding guidelines provided here are aligned with forward/backward conversion rules contained in the AIXM-319 Change Proposal.

Coding guidelines

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Pavement Classification Number (PCN)

The Pavement Classification Number (PCN) is composed by 5 attributes:

  • classPCN
    The bearing strength of a pavement for unrestricted operations.
  • pavementTypePCN
    The pavement behaviour (rigid or flexible) used for determining the Pavement Classification Number (PCN).
  • pavementSubgradePCN
    An indication of the pavement subgrade strength related to the Pavement Classification Number (PCN).
  • maxTyrePressurePCN
    The maximum allowable tire pressure category related to the Pavement Classification Number (PCN), as a category.
  • evaluationMethodPCN
    The method used to rate a runway pavement.

The figure below gives an example of a PCN specification:

If the bearing strength of a rigid pavement, resting on a medium strength subgrade, has been assessed by technical evaluation to be PCN 80 and there is no tire pressure limitation, then the reported information would be as follows:

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Load Classification Number (LCN)

The classLCN is used to code the value, which denotes the peak bearing moment the surface can handle repeatedly without shortening its service life.

Single Isolated Wheel Load (SIWL)

Two attributes are used to describe the Single Isolated Wheel Load (SIWL).

The weightSIWL attribute represents the maximum calculated load on each tire of a landing gear assembly that a movement area surface can support.

The tyrePressureSIWL attribute represents the maximum aircraft tire pressure that a movement area surface can support.

All Up Weight (AUW)

The weightAUW attribute represents the maximum total value of the weight of an aircraft that a movement area surface may support, regardless of the landing gear configuration of the aircraft.

Coding Rules for Surface Characteristic

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IdentifierData Encoding RuleJustificationData Verification Rule (UID)Remarks
SCH-101If
VAL_PCN_CLASS is specified, then CODE_PCN_MAX_TIRE_PRESSURE or VAL_PCN_MAX_TIRE_PRESSURE
classPCN is specified, then pavementTypePCN, pavementSubgradePCN, maxTirePressurePCNevaluationMethodPCN must be specified.
EADTBDTBD
ICAO Annex 14Draft rule 97DB0

SCH-102
If VAL_PCN_CLASS is specified, then CODE_PCN_PAVEMENT_TYPE, CODE_PCN_PAVEMENT_SUBGRADE and CODE_PCN_EVAL_METHOD must be specified.EAD
As a plausibility rule, the value of classPCN should be lower than 200.ICAO Annex 14Draft rule 979C8

SCH-103As a plausibility rule, the value of
VAL_PCN_CLASS
classLCN should be lower
then
than 200.
EADTBDTBD
ICAO Annex 14

Draft Rule 98968


SCH-104
As a plausibility rule, the value of VAL_PCN_MAX_TIRE_PRESSURE should be lower then 2.00EAD
If weightSIWL is specified, then tyrePressureSIWL must be specified.ICAO Annex 14draft rule 99138

Coding Examples

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See topics Runway and TLOF.