Runway pavement conditions of U.S. airports

Between 2000 and 2021, U.S. airports' runways have been slightly improving before stabilizing between 2020 and 2021. In 2021, some 79 percent of airports runway pavements were in good condition.
A list of U.S. airports can be found here.

State of NPIAS airports* in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by runway pavement conditions

Characteristic	Poor condition	Fair condition	Good condition
2021	2%	19%	79%
2020	2%	19%	79%
2019	2%	18%	80%
2018	2%	18%	80%
2017	2%	18%	80%
2016	2%	18%	80%
2015	2%	18%	80%
2014	2%	17%	80%
2013	2%	17%	81%
2012	2%	18%	80%
2011	2%	18%	80%
2010	3%	18%	79%
2005	4%	21%	75%
2000	5%	22%	73%

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is composed of all commercial service airports, all reliever airports, and selected general aviation airports. It does not include over 1,000 publicly owned public-use landing areas, privately owned public-use airports, and other civil landing areas not open to the general public. NPIAS airports account for almost all enplanements. In 2005, there were approximately 16,500 non-NPIAS airports.

The source classifies the runway pavement conditions as:
Good: All cracks and joints are sealed.
Fair: Mild surface cracking, unsealed joints, and slab edge spalling.
Poor: Large open cracks, surface and edge spalling, vegetation growing through cracks and joints.

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