"THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS THE PLANE FROM SKIDING IS FRICTION"... Airports are encouraged to follow ICAO’s guidelines and other documentation available on maintaining an adequate runway surface to ensure adequate texture depth, rapid drainage of rainfall runoff water and adequate friction characteristics and levels. The effectiveness of different means of improving friction coefficients of wet runway surfaces should be assessed. ACI advocates adequate surface drainage, as well as removing rubber and contaminants from the runway surface on a regular basis. Any methods used for this purpose must meet local and international requirements1. The surface drainage of a runway is one of the most important factors in optimizing the coefficient of friction between aircraft tires and wet pavement. Improvements in drainage processes (e.g. grooving) should therefore be sought. Other means of improving the braking action of landing aircraft, such as the use of tires with appropriate profiles, could be further developed. ACI recommends that further studies be carried out on the design of runway surfaces, including grooving, pavement composition, surface texturing and the effect of tire and landing gear design on runway braking action.
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