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Blast Pad

Specially prepared surface placed adjacent to the end of a runway to eliminate the erosive effect of the high wind forces produced by airplanes at the beginning of their take-off roll

Layer
blastpad
Geometry
Polygon
Feature type
33

Areas in the extension of runways or stopways. These areas are usually covered by chevrons

Blastpads may not be used for taxiing, landing, or takeoff

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Properties

PropType
idthr
string | null

Object identifier of the operationally corresponding runway threshold

Example: 9

status

Permanent state of feature (exceeding the AIRAC-cycle of 56 days)

Non-permanent closures or outages of less than 56 days are not adressed in the airport maping database but will be addressed via NOTAMS

Example: Open: 1

id
number

Unique identifier for this feature instance. Only unique per feature type

feattype
idarpt
string

ICAO aerodrome location indicator

Example: NZCH