Markings
Airfield markings (see Image) are an airfield’s temporary and permanent paint markings on all applicable runways, taxiways and aprons. Markings are painted and must conform to Section P-620 of FAA Advisory Circular 150/5370-10C, which is the FAA’s standard for the construction of airports.
Much of the guidance in this section comes directly from the following three sources:
- FAA Advisory Circular 150/5370-10C
- Speidel, D.J. (2002). Airfield Markings. 2002 Federal Aviation Administration Technology Transfer Conference. Available at: http://www.airtech.tc.faa.gov/naptf/att07/2002%20TRACK%20S.pdf/S12.pdf.
- Speidel, D.J. (2002). Airfield Paint Removal. 2002 Federal Aviation Administration Technology Transfer Conference. Available at: http://www.airtech.tc.faa.gov/naptf/att07/2002%20TRACK%20S.pdf/S3.pdf
The best single resource for detailed information about airfield markings will come from the Airfield Pavement Marking Handbook currently (as of 2007) being developed for the Innovative Pavement Research Foundation (IPRF) (http://www.iprf.org/airfields/projects/project1/rfp105.html).
References
Investigation Into Acrylic Paint Cracking (APC) On Asphaltic Pavements (Port Hueneme, CA.: Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Gaug)
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FAA, U.S. Department Of Transportation, Off-Peak Construction Of Airport Pavements Using Hot-Mix Asphalt FAA, U.S. Department Of Transportation, 2006)
Standards For Airport Markings FAA,)
Re: Cracking In Painted Areas J.I.) Personal letter from J.I. Duval (Asphalt Institute) and D. Spivey (Washington Asphalt Pavement Association) to B. Goetz (Superintendent of Operations, Paine Field, Everett, WA)
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