RUNWAY CONDITION REPORTING

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RUNWAY CONDITION REPORTING
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ISSUES

• NOTAMS NEED TO BE STANDARDIZED
• IDENTIFIED THAT STANDARD INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE
  UTILIZED SPECIFIC TO
• FRICITON READINGS
• PAVEMENT CONDTIONS/CONTAMINENTS
• AIRFIELD CONDITIONS
• MITIGATION EFFORTS
• TIME OF OBSERVATIONS/FREQUENCY

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CURRENT NOTAM EFFORTS

• ASKED AIRPORT OPERATORS TO DEVELOP A NOTAM BASED
  ON A MINOR SNOW EVENT

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NOTAMS

• LEX
• LEX R/W 22, THIN PATCHY SNOW, DEICED LIQUID, FULL
  LENGTH/WIDTH
• MSP
• RWY 35 SCTD PTCHS THIN WET SNW, PLOWED, BROOMED,
  SANDED, DEICED LIQUID, FEEDER TWYS CVRD THIN WET
  SNOW, RWY 35 MU (SAAB SFH) ALL gt 40

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NOTAMS

• PIT
• RWY 28L BOW MU 39/38/34, PTCHY THIN PSI DEICED
  SOLID
• MDW
• RWY 31C SCTD WET SNOW, RUNWAY PLOWED, BROOMED,
  AND DEICED, TWY E, Y, 31 PAD, BROOMED AND CLEANED
• GRR
• RWY 17/35 PTCHY THIN LSR OVR PTCHY THIN SIR SND
  80 WIDE RWY 35 ERD MU 35-47-44 _at_ 1755Z

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ICAO ANNEX 15 SNOWTAM FORMAT

• DCA 12/12/2006 _at_ 1516Z R/W 22 CLEARED 75 L/R OF
  CENTERLINE, WET SNOW, 1/8 IN, MU MEDIUM, 2
  SNOWBANKS ON R/W EDGE, LIGHTS OBS L/R, PLOWED
  TOTAL NEXT OBVS _at_ 1546Z