360° RUNWAY ANALYTICS

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Send airport crews where it counts most

Focus runway inspection and treatment on the sections that actually deserve a closer look

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Focus runway inspection and treatment on the sections that actually deserve a closer look

Get started

Focus runway inspection and treatment on the sections that actually deserve a closer look

Get started

Runway maintenance, targeted section by section

A clearer picture of runway performance, in 100-ft segments

Full-length inspections, friction tests, and rubber removal take runways out of service. But when the issue sits in a few sections, whole-runway work can cost more capacity and spend than the job requires.

So why work the whole runway, when data can show you where to start and end?

360° Runway Analytics reads how your runway responds to landing aircraft in 100-ft segments, with braking as one part of the picture. Alongside ABARs and AI-powered Friction Forecasts, it helps your team plan shorter, targeted closures, put crew hours and treatment spend where the data points, and see whether each treatment held.

So why work the whole runway, when data can show you where to start and end?

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PROCESS

Measure.
Compare.
Prioritze.

01: Measure

360° Runway Analytics breaks every landing into 100-ft runway segments and captures rollout physics and runway response in each: braking, reverse thrust, aerodynamic drag, speed, and energy. All data comes from aircraft already landing, nothing installed at the airport.

02: Compare

AST builds a baseline from similar landings, matched on aircraft type, weather, and runway context, and measures each landing against it. Segments at or above the 99th percentile of comparable landings are flagged for review by airside teams.

03: Prioritize

Flags roll up into five groupings of runway performance. Sections that repeatedly stand out rise to the top, especially where several groupings align. Your team checks the cause against its own friction tests and maintenance records, and decides the appropriate action.

WHAT THE SCIENCE SHOWS

From runway signals to maintenance decisions

Get precise visibility across runway segments and operating conditions, with runway performance distilled into five signal groupings.

See what each runway section reveals:

Braking Demand: where aircraft work hardest to stop, and how much braking each section carries.

Braking Effectiveness: where braking effort rises but stopping response falls short.

Surface Exposure: where repeated braking workload or rubber accumulation may matter for maintenance.

Braking Balance: where left and right braking response differ more than expected.

Overall Priority (hotspots): where several signals align, so limited crews and budgets go there first.

Act on what the landing patterns show:

Target inspection and friction testing to the flagged 100-ft sections, not the full length of the runway.

Plan rubber removal and maintenance timing around the sections with the highest exposure.

Scope and schedule repairs to specific sections rather than whole runways, where data supports it.

Measure the impact of a treatment in roughly two weeks of landings, depending on traffic.

Share the evidence with airlines where their operating patterns may be contributing.

As of September 2026. Every new landing joins the baseline each segment is compared against.

100ft

segment resolution along every runway

99th

percentile screening cutoff for flags

26M+*

landings in AST's network database

As of September 2026. Every new landing joins the baseline each segment is compared against.

As of September 2026. Every new landing joins the baseline each segment is compared against.

Spot the pattern.
Confirm the cause.
Track the result.

Alerts come to you

Your team receives notifications and warnings when a runway's performance shifts. An optional online portal for viewing performance and running reports is there when you want it.

Your records decide

Example: at a major Mid-Atlantic airport, Braking Demand ran high in wet and dry conditions while Surface Exposure stayed low. Neither weather nor wear alone seemed to explain it. Airport records confirmed the cause.

Proof after treatment

Follow braking behavior and runway response after rubber removal, treatment, or an operational change. After a storm, review each runway landing by landing against the treatments you applied.