Runways of United States and Territories with Physical Characteristics

Runways data for all official and operational aerodromes in the United States and its territories, updated every 28 days from the Federal Aviation Administration. The dataset contains information on the physical characteristics of runways and is part of the National Transportation Atlas Database. Linear runway features are created from reported runway ends.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of runway physical characteristics across different facility types like airports, heliports, and seaplane bases.
• Join runway data with the associated aviation facilities dataset to study infrastructure relationships at aerodromes.
• Map linear runway features derived from reported runway end points for geospatial analysis of aviation networks.
• Study the attributes of runways categorized under National Geospatial Data Asset themes like Linear Aviation and Structures.

Strengths

• Updated on a 28-day cycle from the FAA's National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data, ensuring regular updates.
• Covers runways for all official and operational aerodromes in the United States and US territories, providing national scope.
• Derived from an authoritative source, the FAA, and is part of the USDOT/Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD.

Limitations

• Specific data volume metrics like row count, column count, and file size are not provided in the input.
• The dataset's utility for detailed statistical modeling may be limited without access to the specific attribute schema or a data dictionary.
• The description does not specify the temporal range of the historical data contained within the dataset.

Provenance

Source

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data.

Collection Method

Updated every 28 days and integrated into the U.S. Department of Transportation/Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD).

Freshness

Updated every 28 days; last updated 2026-02-03.

Geography

United States and US territories.