Field Notes
Articles
Technical perspective on airfield maintenance, runway repair, and keeping military and commercial airfields mission-ready.
Compliance
FAA-Compliant Runway Repair: P-501, AC 150/5370-16, and Rapid-Set Materials
How FAA guidance — Item P-501 and AC 150/5370-16 — applies to rapid runway repair, the rapid-set material spec gap, and how to evaluate a compliant repair.
July 17, 2026
Military Runway Repair
MIL-STD Runway Repair: What Makes a Material Mission-Ready
What MIL-STD really requires of a runway repair material — early strength, load and impact resistance, all-climate durability — and how to evaluate one.
July 16, 2026
Airfield Maintenance
How Runway Spalling Becomes FOD — and How to Stop It
Spalling is one of the leading pavement sources of FOD. How a spall becomes runway debris, the risk to aircraft, and how rapid repair stops it.
July 15, 2026
Airfield Maintenance
Polymer vs. Rapid-Set Concrete for Runway Repair: How to Choose
Rapid-set cement, polymer concrete, polyurea, thermoset polymer — how the main runway repair material categories compare, and how to choose.
July 14, 2026
Case Studies
Runway Joint Rehabilitation at Naval Air Station Fort Worth: Overnight Repair with Zero Downtime
A high-performance polymer system enabled overnight rehabilitation of 6,000 LF of runway joints at a major military airfield — immediate load readiness, zero operational disruption.
April 7, 2026
Airfield Maintenance
What Causes Concrete Spalling on Runways?
Understanding one of the most common airfield maintenance problems — what causes runway concrete to spall, why it spreads, and how to repair it before downtime.
March 13, 2026
Airfield Maintenance
How to Minimize Runway Downtime Without Compromising Safety
For military installations and high-traffic airports, runway downtime is operational risk. How to reduce it without compromising structural safety.
February 25, 2026
Airfield Maintenance
The Science Behind High-Performance Concrete Runway Repair
Runways are among the most stressed surfaces in service. The material science behind high-performance concrete repair.
February 24, 2026
Military Runway Repair
Why Rapid Runway Repair Is Critical to Military Readiness
When a runway goes down, the mission goes with it. Why rapid runway repair is a readiness issue, not a maintenance task.
February 24, 2026