Runway Physical Characteristics for U.S. and Territories

Runway Ends Table contains physical characteristics of runways across the United States and its territories, sourced from the Federal Aviation Administration and updated every 28 days. The dataset is part of the National Transportation Atlas Database and includes runways for all official and operational aerodromes, though not all entries have associated geospatial locations.

Use Cases

• Analyze runway physical characteristics across different facility types like airports, heliports, and seaplane bases.
• Identify runways lacking geospatial coordinates to assess data completeness for mapping applications.
• Associate runway data with aviation facilities datasets using common identifiers from the National Transportation Atlas Database.

Strengths

• Data is updated every 28 days from the authoritative Federal Aviation Administration source.
• Covers runways for all official and operational aerodromes in the United States and its territories.
• Includes a documented data dictionary accessible via a DOI for attribute information.

Limitations

• Not all runway records include geospatial location data, as this field was not required from the source.
• The specific number of rows, columns, and file size is not provided in the input metadata.

Provenance

Source

Federal Aviation Administration's National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data.

Collection Method

Derived geospatial data updated every 28 days and integrated into the USDOT/BTS National Transportation Atlas Database.

Freshness

Updated every 28 days; last update recorded as 2026-02-03.

Geography

United States and U.S. territories.