Monitor Activity for the Implementation of a Pavement—Management System at Cagliari Airport

The conditions of airport movement-area pavements play a primary role on safety and regularity operations; for this reason, the aerodrome operator needs to periodically survey their condition provide maintenance rehabilitation in order ensure required operational characteristics. To meet these efficiently effectively, Airport Pavement-Management System (APMS) has proved be strategic tool support decisions, aimed at defining technically economically sustainable management plan. This paper aims investigate theoretical elements structure APMS; appropriate methodologies guarantee constant updating system all its aspects are presented, focusing specific case study medium-dimension Italian airport. article describes methods equipment used high-performance surveys indexes collecting analyzing data implemented populate APMS Cagliari Two major campaigns were carried out: first 2016 second 2019. Both out using same subdivision into sample units, following ASTM D5340-12 criteria, correctly compare collected different years. In sufficiently database, measured back-calculated stored integrated daily acquired pavement reports since 2009 with intention develop customized decay curves pavements. Preliminary results use reported even limited period successfully applied runway flexible pavement.