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ATC and AIS Aspects

The document discusses the runway condition assessment process. It outlines the responsibilities of key stakeholders - aerodrome operators assess runway conditions and report them, air traffic services convey this information to users, and aircraft operators use the information and performance data to determine if operations can be conducted safely. The information is disseminated to users through aeronautical information services and air traffic services depending on the runway conditions. Pilots should report braking action if it is not as good as initially reported to allow the information to be updated.

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ATC and AIS Aspects

The document discusses the runway condition assessment process. It outlines the responsibilities of key stakeholders - aerodrome operators assess runway conditions and report them, air traffic services convey this information to users, and aircraft operators use the information and performance data to determine if operations can be conducted safely. The information is disseminated to users through aeronautical information services and air traffic services depending on the runway conditions. Pilots should report braking action if it is not as good as initially reported to allow the information to be updated.

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Runway condition assessment

process

Nika Meheza MANZI


Deputy Regional Director
Western & Central African Office

Virtual / May 2021


Overview
• Stakeholder responsibilities
• Dissemination of information
Stakeholder responsibilities
• Aerodrome operators: assess the runway surface conditions, including
contaminants, for each third of the runway length, and report them by
means of a uniform runway condition report (RCR)
• Air traffic services (ATS): convey the information received via the RCR
and/or special air-reports (AIREP) to end users (voice communications,
ATIS, CPDLC)
• Aeronautical information services (AIS): provide the information received
in the RCR to end users (SNOWTAM)
• Aircraft operators: utilize the information in conjunction with the
performance data provided by the aircraft manufacturers to determine if
landing or take-off operations can be conducted safely and provide runway
braking action special air-reports (AIREP)
• Aircraft Manufacturers provide the necessary performance data in the
aeroplane flight manual
Dissemination of information
• Through the AIS and ATS
services: when the runway is wholly
or partly contaminated by standing
water, snow, slush, ice or frost, or is
wet associated with the clearing or
treatment of snow, slush, ice or frost.

• Through the ATS only: when the


runway is wet, not associated with
the presence of standing water,
snow, slush, ice or frost.

PANS-Aerodrome (Doc 9981), 1.1 Runway surface condition assessment and reporting
Means of communication
Means of communication
are:
– ATC and ATIS
– SNOWTAM

PANS-Aerodrome (Doc 9981), 1.1 Runway surface condition assessment and reporting
Reporting of RWYCC from ATS to flight crew
Reporting of runway condition code from ATS to flight crew for runway thirds
Reporting of RWYCC from ATS to flight crew
Reporting of runway condition code for runway thirds from ATS to flight crew
on a runway with displaced threshold
Reporting from flight crew to ATS
• The pilot-in-command shall / should
report the runway braking action
special air-report (AIREP) when the
runway braking action encountered is not
as good as reported.

• When receiving special air-reports by


voice communications concerning
braking action encountered that is not as
good as that reported, air traffic service
units shall forward them without delay to
the appropriate aerodrome operator.
Annex 6 Part I (Part II), 4.4 In-flight procedures
ATIS
In addition to normal operational and weather information, the following
information should be mentioned about the runway condition whenever
runway is not dry (RWYCC 6)
Performance section Situational awareness
– operational runway in use at time of the section
issuance; – loose sand;
– RWYCC for operational RWY for each
third in the operational direction; – RWY exits, taxiways and
– condition description, coverage and apron if POOR; and
depth (for loose contaminant); – any other remarkable
– width of the operational RWY to which information in short plain
RWYCC apply if less than published; language.
– reduced length if less than published;
SNOWTAM
SNOWTAM
Thank You

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