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Typical rigid runway pavement

Rigid portland
cement slab

Sub-base

Underlying foundation

Typical flexible asphalt-based runway pavement

Top dressing
Asphalt surface

Base course
Sub-base

Underlying foundation

Fig. 11.23 Rigid and flexible runway pavements

11.3 Airport traffic data
Tables 11.4 and 11.5 show recent traffic ranking
data for world civil airports.

11.4 FAA–AAS Airport documents
Technical and legislative aspects of airport design
are complex and reference must be made to up-
to-date documentation covering this subject. The
Office of Airport Safety and Standards (ASS)
serves as the principal organization of United
States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
responsible for all airport programme matters
about standards for airport design, construction,
maintenance, operations and safety. References
available are broadly as shown in Table 11.6 (see
also www.faa.gov/arp/topics.htm).