Friction forecasts
Keep runways open with AI
Improve treatment timing + runway configurations with friction forecasts
Improve treatment timing + runway configurations with friction forecasts
Improve treatment timing + runway configurations with friction forecasts
Operate ahead of surface conditions, not behind them
Forecast friction 30-180 minutes ahead
When weather or rubber buildup blindsides a runway, every minute counts. Closures ripple across the network, crews scramble, pilots divert, and airports lose capacity fast.
Friction Forecasts turn that chaos into control. Using data from 25M+ landings, our AI/ML models forecast future braking performance — giving airports, airlines, and pilots a predictive view of runway conditions before deterioration sets in and as conditions recover.
When weather or rubber buildup blindsides a runway, every minute counts. Closures ripple across the network, crews scramble, pilots divert, and airports lose capacity fast.
Friction Forecasts turn that chaos into control. Using data from 25M+ landings, our AI/ML models forecast future braking performance — giving airports, airlines, and pilots a predictive view of runway conditions before deterioration sets in and as conditions recover.
Prepare before conditions degrade
Prepare before conditions degrade
Prepare before conditions degrade
With forecasted friction loss, airports can:
Keep runways open longer by knowing when braking performance will actually fall below safe limits.
Keep runways open longer by knowing when braking performance will actually fall below safe limits.
Avoid premature closures when forecasts show conditions will remain acceptable.
Avoid premature closures when forecasts show conditions will remain acceptable.
Schedule treatments at the right moment—plowing, sweeping, or applying chemicals before friction drops.
Schedule treatments at the right moment—plowing, sweeping, or applying chemicals before friction drops.
Make earlier configuration decisions by seeing which runways will degrade first.
Make earlier configuration decisions by seeing which runways will degrade first.
Give ATC, airlines, and pilots advance clarity on how braking action is expected to change.
Give ATC, airlines, and pilots advance clarity on how braking action is expected to change.
Recover fast as conditions improve
Recover fast as conditions improve
Recover fast as conditions improve
With forecasted friction recovery, airports can:
Time reopening inspections precisely — arriving when conditions are most likely to meet required thresholds.
Time reopening inspections precisely — arriving when conditions are most likely to meet required thresholds.
Reduce failed inspections and unnecessary repeat treatments by knowing when friction will recover.
Reduce failed inspections and unnecessary repeat treatments by knowing when friction will recover.
Prioritize reopening efforts toward runways expected to return to service first.
Prioritize reopening efforts toward runways expected to return to service first.
Deploy crews and equipment at exactly the right time using predicted recovery windows.
Deploy crews and equipment at exactly the right time using predicted recovery windows.
Restore capacity faster by reducing the uncertainty that typically extends closures.
Restore capacity faster by reducing the uncertainty that typically extends closures.
PROCESS
Predict.
Prepare.
Recover.
01: Predict
02: Prepare
Airports can respond proactively to inbound weather or degrading runway conditions, using objective forecasts to schedule inspections, chemical treatments, rubber removal, and runway configurations — all with higher confidence.
Airports can respond proactively to inbound weather or degrading runway conditions, using objective forecasts to schedule inspections, chemical treatments, rubber removal, and runway configurations — all with higher confidence.
03: Recover
Airports can see how effective their responses have been — how treatments have performed and whether timing influenced results. AST analyzes forecasts vs. outcomes, giving airports a sharper view of treatment effectiveness so they can continually refine procedures.
Airports can see how effective their responses have been — how treatments have performed and whether timing influenced results. AST analyzes forecasts vs. outcomes, giving airports a sharper view of treatment effectiveness so they can continually refine procedures.
30-180min
30-90min
30-180min
forecast windows available as desired
2400+
reporting aircraft, with more on the way
25M+*
recorded ABARs informing forecasts
Predict braking performance. Sharpen treatment procedures.
Uniform awareness
Pilots, airlines, ATC, and airports act from the same forward-looking forecasts of runway conditions — improving coordination and reducing last-minute surprises.
Continuous feedback
Trained on 25M+ recorded landings, AI-powered friction forecasts provide analysis that shows airports how effective their runway treatments have been, so they can refine their strategies over time.
Designed for leaders
Airlines already rely on AI for flight paths and maintenance. Now airports can extend that same foresight to runway management — where safety and operational excellence begin.
“Friction forecasting lets us manage our runways more proactively. The software identifies where on the runway braking action may deteriorate in the future, so maintenance teams can take corrective measures in advance."
Vice President
for a large U.S. airport
“Friction forecasting lets us manage our runways more proactively. The software identifies where on the runway braking action may deteriorate in the future, so maintenance teams can take corrective measures in advance."
Vice President
for a large U.S. airport
“Friction forecasting lets us manage our runways more proactively. The software identifies where on the runway braking action may deteriorate in the future, so maintenance teams can take corrective measures in advance."
Vice President
for a large U.S. airport
“Friction forecasting lets us manage our runways more proactively. The software identifies where on the runway braking action may deteriorate in the future, so maintenance teams can take corrective measures in advance."
Vice President
for a large U.S. airport
ABARnet™
Improve runway maintenance and uptime
ABARs: Use approved data directly from aircraft
Friction forecasts: A crystal ball into the future
Hard-brake landings: Identify runway hotspots
Available for any aircraft type - Boeing, Airbus. etc.
Achieves a level of accuracy that others do not
let's CONNECT
Get on board with precise reports
ABARnet™
Improve runway maintenance and uptime
ABARs: Use approved data directly from aircraft
Friction forecasts: A crystal ball into the future
Hard-brake landings: Identify runway hotspots
Available for any aircraft type - Boeing, Airbus. etc.
Achieves a level of accuracy that others do not
let's CONNECT
Get on board with precise reports
ABARnet™
Improve runway maintenance and uptime
ABARs: Use approved data directly from aircraft
Friction forecasts: A crystal ball into the future
Hard-brake landings: Identify runway hotspots
Available for any aircraft type - Boeing, Airbus. etc.
Achieves a level of accuracy that others do not
let's CONNECT
Get on board with precise reports
ABARnet™
Improve runway maintenance and uptime
ABARs: Use approved data directly from aircraft
Friction forecasts: A crystal ball into the future
Hard-brake landings: Identify runway hotspots
Available for any aircraft type - Boeing, Airbus. etc.
Achieves a level of accuracy that others do not
let's CONNECT
