Home › value › asu_1
Asphalt (ASU_1)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: asu_1.ttl
- Name
asphalt- Attribute
- ASU Aerodrome Movement Area Surface Composition
- Definition
- A surface composed of various mixtures of sand, gravel, crushed rock, and/or recycled paving bound together by asphalt, a black or brownish-black, solid or viscous, bituminous pitch that may be of natural origin but is most commonly produced from petroleum.
- Description
- Depending on the formulation, known variously as 'asphaltic concrete', 'tar macadam', 'bitumen-bound macadam' or simply 'asphalt'. In some situations the pavement perimeter (edges and/or ends) may consist of solely of concrete (for example: around a runway).
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- GB057 Movement Area Shoulder
- GB200 Aerodrome Service Road
- ZI019 Aerodrome Pavement Information
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.