Runway Surface Airplane Deceleration or Pilot Report of Runway

Condition Description Directional Control Braking Action

Code Observation

6 • Dry

5 • FROST Braking deceleration for the GOOD

wheel-braking effort applied AND
• WET (The runway surface is the directional control is normal.
covered by visible dampness or
water level of 3 mm and below)
Up to and including 3 mm:
• SLUSH
• DRY SNOW
• WET SNOW

4 -15°C and lower outdoor air Braking deceleration AND GOOD TO MEDIUM
temperature: directional control is between
Good and Medium.
• COMPACTED SNOW

3 -WET ("slippery wet" runway) Braking deceleration is noticeably MEDIUM

-DRY SNOW or WET SNOW (any reduced for the wheel-braking
depth) ON TOP OF COMPACTED effort applied AND directional
SNOW control is noticeably reduced.
More than 3 mm depth:
• DRY SNOW
• WET SNOW

Higher than -15°C outdoor air

temperature 1:
• COMPACTED SNOW

2 More than 3 mm depth of water Braking deceleration AND MEDIUM TO POOR

or slush: directional control is between
• STANDING WATER Medium and Poor.
• SLUSH

1 ICE 2 Braking deceleration is POOR

significantly reduced for the
wheel-braking effort applied AND
directional control is significantly
reduced.
0 • WET ICE 2 Braking deceleration is minimal to LESS THAN POOR
• WATER ON TOP OF non-existent for the wheel
COMPACTED SNOW 2 braking effort applied OR
• DRY SNOW or WET SNOW ON directional control is uncertain.
TOP OF ICE 2
1 Runway surface temperature should preferably be used where available.
2 The aerodrome operator may assign a higher RWYCC (but no higher than code 3) for each third of the runway, provided the
orocedure in PANS-Aerodromes. Doc 9981. 1.1.3.15 is followed.