Maintenance Methodology

An effective PMP incorporates both the regular collection of pavement condition information and the historical records from State of Alaska staff. This chapter of the report defines the specific methods utilized as part of the PMP System Implementation to meet the requirements of an effective PMP as defined by the FAA AC 150/5380-7B.

Purpose and History of Program

The Alaska Airport PMP utilizes the database capabilities in the PAVER 7.1.3 software program. The PAVER database includes a network-level inventory of the participating airport's eligible pavements. PAVER consists of a set of engineering tools for conducting pavement condition surveys, predicting past and future conditions, and developing work plans with the objective of optimizing spending. PAVER is non-proprietary, industry standard software that has been in use since the late 1970s when it was developed to inventory and manage M&R for the vast Department of Defense pavement network. It is a state-of-the-art scalable platform that can be used for agencies of any size.

Purpose and History of Program

The current Alaska Airport PAVER database encompasses approximately 109 million square feet (sf) of airport pavement (of which approximately 1.8 million sf is considered inactive or closed and is not included in the summary results) across three distinct Alaska DOT&PF regions. The figure below displays the 54 paved public-use airports within their respective region. The table below lists the 54 airports, their respective inspection year, the number of active paved runways, and their respective inventoried pavement area.