Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Federal Aviation Administration
      Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Publication_Date: 2009
      Title: Runways
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, DC
        Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Publication_Date: 2009
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
  Description:
    Abstract: The Airport Runways database is a geographic dataset of runways in the United States and US territories containing information on the physical characteristics of the runways. The 6073 runways in the dataset are runways associated with the 20347 airports in the companion airport data set.  This geospatial data is derived from the FAA's National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data Product (Effective 18 January 2009).
    Purpose: This data provides users with information about the runway locations and attributes for national and regional analysis applications.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2009
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -177.392892
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 174.135094
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.285449
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.340505
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: polyline
      Theme_Keyword: transportation
      Theme_Keyword: runways
      Theme_Keyword: airports
      Theme_Keyword: aircraft
      Theme_Keyword: landing
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: US
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: US Territories
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Stratum_Keyword: air
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Temporal_Keyword: 2008
      Temporal_Keyword: 2009
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None.  Acknowledgment of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Federal Aviation Administration (Aeronautical Information Services, ATA-100)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: FAA National Headquarters
        Address: 800 Independence Avenue, S.W.
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20591
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-457-6656 x35442
  Data_Set_Credit: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develops and maintains the textual data from which this geospatial layer was derived.
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transporation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Publication_Date: 2009
      Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, DC
        Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Publication_Information:
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Data were obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data.  This product was published by the Aeronautical Information Services with an Effective Date of 18 January 2009.
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    All linear features in this data set are straight lines.  ID is the unique identifier for each record in the dataset.  There may be more than one runway (ID) located at a single airport.  Airports can be individually identified by the landing facility location identifier (LOCID) or by the site number (SITENO) attribute.

    RITA/BTS quality checks were to cross reference the place dataset with the state dataset, to determine that the spatial data and attribute data were accurate
  Completeness_Report: Landing facilities in this database consist of those identified in the NFDC 5527 database to be either publicly owned, or privately owned but open to the public, or owned by the U.S. military.  The following landing facilities have been excluded:  private landing facilities not open to the public, glider ports and ultra light landing facilities, as well as landing facilities that do not have a current LOCID assigned to them.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal positional accuracy is based on coordinate data provided in the FAA National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Dataset (Effective 18 January 2009).  These coordinate data identify the approximate location of the Airport Reference Point (ARP) as reported by the landing facility on the NFDC (National Flight Data Center) 5010 form.  According to NFDC guidelines, the location of the ARP should be reported to a horizontal accuracy of one arc second of latitude and longitude.  However, the accuracy of these reported coordinates are not verified by FAA.
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Federal Aviation Administration
          Publication_Date: 2009
          Title: FAA National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data
          Edition: FAA National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data (Effective 18 January 2008)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
              Publication_Date: 2009
              Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009
              Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Washington, DC
                Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
              Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2009
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FAA-NASRAD
      Source_Contribution: Data were obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data.  This product was published by the Aeronautical Information Services with an Effective Date of 18 January 2009.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The creation of this geospatial data layer was completed by RITA/BTS in February 2009. This Shapefile was derived from textual data on the FAA National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data CDROM, effective 18 January 2009.   The Apt.txt file was converted into three files using the UNIX command grep.  The runway table structure was built in Oracle that followed the structure of the facility runway data described in the Apt_rf.txt file.  A control file was built for the desired runway data structure and SQL Loader was used to load the data into the database.  The degrees, minutes, and seconds' columns were converted into decimal degrees and ESRI products were used to create the runway linear dataset.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FAA-NASRAD
      Process_Date: 2009
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 400 7th Street, SW Room 4117
            City: Washington
            State_or_Province: DC
            Postal_Code: 20590
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6073
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: runway
      Entity_Type_Definition: Runways of the United States and its territories in GIS format.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LOCID
      Attribute_Definition: A unique 3-4 character identifier assigned to the landing facility (i.e. airport).
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: List of Official LOCID Codes
          Codeset_Source: FAA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SITENO
      Attribute_Definition: A unique identifying number followed by an asterisk and the 'landing facility type' code.  The SITE_NO forms the key to the airport records in the NFDC (5010) database.  Example: 04508.*A
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: List of Official Airport Site Numbers
          Codeset_Source: FAA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FULLNAME
      Attribute_Definition: Official name of the runway's airport.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: List of Official Airport Names
          Codeset_Source: FAA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FAA_ST
      Attribute_Definition: Airport's associated state or territory name.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ID
      Attribute_Definition: Runway unique identification code. For example: 01/19; 18L/36R (parallel runways); H1 (helipad); N/S (north/south); ALL/WAY (sealane); B1 (baloonport).
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: List of Official Runway Codes
          Codeset_Source: FAA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Length
      Attribute_Definition: The physical runway length, to the nearest foot.  (Ex. 3500)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: measured value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Width
      Attribute_Definition: The physical runway width, to the nearest foot. (Ex. 100)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: measured value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SrfcType
      Attribute_Definition: Runway surface type and condition.  (NOTE 1:  Surface type can have one entry or a combination of two entries when the runway is composed of distinct sections.)  (NOTE 2:  The surface type is optionally followed by a condition indicator:  G=Good Condition, F=Fair Condition, P=Poor Condition.  Some valid examples for this attribute:  ASPH-CONC, ASPH-F, ASPH-CONC-G)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: CONC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Portland cement concrete
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: ASPH
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Asphalt or bituminous concrete
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: SNOW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Snow
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: ICE
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ice
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: MATS
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pierced steel planking; landing mats; membranes
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: TREATED
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oiled; soil cement or lime stabilized
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRAVEL
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gravel; cinders; crushed rock; coral or shells; slag
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: TURF
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grass; sod
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: DIRT
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Natural soil
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: WATER
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SrfcTrtmnt
      Attribute_Definition: Runway Surface treatment
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: GRVD
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Saw-cut or plastic grooved
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: PFC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Porous friction course
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: AFSC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Aggregate friction seal coat
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: RFSC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rubberized friction seal coat
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: WC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wire comb or wire tine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: NONE
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No special surface treatment
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PaveClas
      Attribute_Definition: Pavement Classification Number (PCN):   A rating system that expresses the relative load carrying capacity of a pavement in terms of a standard single wheel load.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: A Numerical Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RwyLghts
      Attribute_Definition: Runway lights edge intensity
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FAA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: HIGH
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: High
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: MED
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Medium
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: LOW
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Low
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: NSTD
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-standard lighting system
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: NONE
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No edge lighting system
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: FAA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: The 2-character FIPS code of the State or State equivalent
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STPostal
      Attribute_Definition: Runway state post office code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USPS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: List of Official U.S. State and Territory Postal Abbreviations
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Post Office
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: BaseLat
      Attribute_Definition: Latitude of the base end of the runway.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: A Numerical Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: BaseLong
      Attribute_Definition: Longitude of the base end of the runway
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: A Numerical Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RecLat
      Attribute_Definition: Latitude of the reciprocal end of the runway
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: A Numerical Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RecLong
      Attribute_Definition: Longitude of the reciprocal end of the runway.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: A Numerical Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Version
      Attribute_Definition: The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Contact_Person: Geospatial Information Program
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Address: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009
  Distribution_Liability: None
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
        Format_Version_Date: 2009
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.  However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 2.113
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
          Access_Instructions: The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.  NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: DVD
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 650
            Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
          Recording_Format: ISO 9660
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009 DVD. The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.  Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2009
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20090403
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Contact_Person: Geographic Information Program
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Address: 400 7th Street, SW Room 4117
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
