1.0 FGDC The Runways dataset is updated every 28 days from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Runways database contains runways in the United States and US territories containing information on the physical characteristics of the runways. This data layer contains runways that have corresponding and reported runways ends, and the linear feature of the runway could be created based off these points. The runways in the dataset are associated with the airports dataset on NTAD, showing runways for all official and operational aerodromes. This geospatial data is derived from the FAA's National Airspace System Resource Aeronautical Data. A data dictionary, or other source of attribute information, is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529077 Runways 1996-07-01 2025-10-02 vector digital data National Transportation Atlas Database Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) -177.392668149837 174.135178126159 71.2850828499216 -14.3406878467287 true 2025-09-02 Brian Murphy Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Manager, Data Systems Team Brian.M.Murphy@faa.gov 1305 East-West Highway; SSMC4, Suite 4531 Silver Spring MD 20910 United States 202-267-4389 transportationUSANationalNTADNational Transportation Atlas DatabaseTransportationAtlasDatabasevectorlinelinear AviationAirportsStructuresAirportBalloonportGliderportHeliportSeaplane BaseUltralightRunwaysRunwayPolygon transportation ISO 19115 Topic Category NGDA National Geospatial Data Asset Transportation Theme NGDAID147 NGDA Portfolio Themes NTAD National Transportation Atlas Database Transportation Atlas Database vector line linear Aviation Airports Structures Airport Balloonport Gliderport Heliport Seaplane Base Ultralight Runways Runway Polygon This data provides users with information about the runway locations and attributes for national and regional analysis applications. Acknowledgment of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) [distributor]. This NTAD dataset is a work of the United States government as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and as such are not protected by any U.S. copyrights. This work is available for unrestricted public use. This NTAD dataset is a work of the United States government as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and as such are not protected by any U.S. copyrights. This work is available for unrestricted public use. Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 National Transportation Atlas Database 2025-10-02 Bureau of Transportation Statistics USA National 2025-10-20 Brian Murphy Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Manager, Data Systems Team Brian.M.Murphy@faa.gov 1305 East-West Highway; SSMC4, Suite 4531 Silver Spring MD 20910 United States 202-267-4389 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) collects Runway data from data originators and maintains this information within the National Airspace System Resource (NASR). Every 28 days (on AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control) Cycles), these data are released in txt and csv format. The Runways dataset is generated using the data from the NASR 28 Day Subscription. A total of three of the CSVs are used: APT_RWY.csv, APT_RWY_END.csv, and APT_BASE.csv. Using a python script, the APT_RWY_END.csv is filtered down to records that meet the criteria to create a runway polygon (such as valid Lat/Long pairs). The table is then joined to APT_RWY.csv on the fields “SITE_NO” and “RWY_ID” to populate the data with general runway information (length of runway, width of runway, etc.). The APT_BASE.csv is subsequently joined to populate the data with airport information (airport name, ownership type code, and facility use code). After all the information has been joined to the data, the runway ends are geolocated using their latitude and longitude coordinates. Using the ArcPy tool “XYToLine” a line segment is then created between runway ends of the same runway to create a linear feature of each runway. The runway lines are then buffered to half the width of the “RWY_WIDTH” field using the ArcPy tool “Buffer”, creating the runways polygon. The Runway Ends Table is not modified in any capacity and is published exactly how it appears in APT_RWY_END.csv. Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD Program Manager ntad@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 US none None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. Open Data Catalog 1.0 Hosted Downloads Web page to view and download dataset. The file download formats available include: ESRI File Geodatabase, Shapefile, GeoPackage, Comma-Seperated Values (CSV), Microsoft Excel, GeoJSON, KML, Feature Collection, and SQLite Geodatabase. ZIP https://doi.org/10.21949/1528000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD Program Manager ntad@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington DC 20590 US none None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the dataset. ArcGIS REST Services Directory Feature Server (WFS) 11.5 https://ienccloud.us/arcgis/sdk/rest/index.html#/Feature_Service/02ss0000007v000000/ complies with OGC WFS Map Service for visualizing geospatial information https://doi.org/10.21949/1522260 3857 EPSG A data dictionary resource of attribute information is accessible at https://doi.org/10.21949/1529077 8598 1.0 FGDC 2025-10-20