Editing Runway (section)

==={{anchor|surface_types}} Surface type codes===
[[File:Grass airstrip at badminton england arp.jpg|thumb|The grass airstrip on the Badminton estate, [[Badminton, Gloucestershire|Badminton]], [[South Gloucestershire]], [[England]]. The strip is very simple: no lighting, no centerline, and no approach aids. The edge is marked by simple posts.]]

In [[aviation]] charts, the surface type is usually abbreviated to a three-letter code.

The most common hard surface types are asphalt and concrete. The most common soft surface types are grass and gravel.

{| class="wikitable"
! Abbreviation !! Meaning
|-
| ASP
| [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
|-
| BIT
| [[Bitumen|Bitumin]]ous asphalt or tarmac
|-
| BRI
| [[Brick]]s (no longer in use, covered with asphalt or concrete now)
|-
| CLA
| [[Clay]]
|-
| COM
| Composite
|-
| CON
| [[Concrete]]
|-
| COP
| Composite
|-
| COR
| [[Coral]] (fine crushed coral reef structures)
|-
| GRE
| Graded or rolled earth, grass on graded earth
|-
| GRS
| [[Grass]] or earth not graded or rolled
|-
| GVL
| [[Gravel]]
|-
| ICE
| [[Ice]]
|-
| LAT
| [[Laterite]]
|-
| MAC
| [[Macadam]]
|-
| PEM
| Partially concrete, asphalt or bitumen-bound macadam
|-
| PER
| Permanent surface, details unknown
|-
| PSP
| [[Marston Matting]] (derived from pierced/perforated steel planking)
|-
| SAN
| [[Sand]]
|-
| SMT
| [[Sommerfeld Tracking]]
|-
| SNO
| [[Snow]]
|-
| U
| Unknown surface
|-
| WAT
| [[Water]]
|}