Evaluation of General Aviation Airport Condition in Kansas - Results and Implications

A sample of 15 airports, out of 150 General Aviation (GA) airports in Kansas, was evaluated in this study. Micro PAVER was used to survey 16 out of 116 paved runways on the GA airports in 1995 to assess pavement condition in terms of the Pavement Condition Index (PCI). The results showed that approximately 26% of the GA airport runway pavements surveyed were in “poor” to “failed” condition. The pavement deterioration model developed indicated that by June 1997, this percentage would increase to about 33%. By linear extrapolation of the results, as of June 1995, about 30 out of 116 paved GA airport runways in Kansas were in poor, very poor, or, in failed condition. The network maintenance report developed in this study indicated that as of June 1995, the fifteen airports under this study were in need of approximately $800,000 for repair in order to keep the average condition in "good" condition. The budget condition forecasting and the budget scenario comparison reports developed showed that the 16 runway pavements surveyed could be brought back to a satisfactory condition by spending approximately $500,000 per year for the next five years. After that spending would decrease considerably, and the average condition would continue to be "good" or better. The findings of this study along with the results of a concurrent economic impact study were instrumental in 1999 legislative appropriation of $30 million for the improvement of GA airports for the next 10 years in the State of Kansas.

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  University of Washington, Seattle

  Engineering Professional Programs, 10303 Meridian Avenue North #301
  Seattle, WA  United States  98133-9483
• Authors:
  • Hossain, Mustaque
  • Uddin, Shoeb
• Conference:
  • Fifth International Conference on Managing Pavements
  • Location: Seattle Washington, United States
  • Date: 2001-8-11 to 2001-8-14
• Publication Date: 2001-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: Fifth International Conference on Managing Pavements, August 11-14, 2001, Seattle, Washington. Conference Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Airports; Deterioration; Economic impacts; Evaluation; Maintenance; Pavement performance; Pavers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement condition index
• Geographic Terms: Kansas
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01037879
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0971174016
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 2006 9:11AM