TermRunwayContaminant
Business termRunwayContaminant
Description

Codes describing the contaminant type affecting the RunwaySurfaceConditionCode. For example frost, ice, snow slush or standing water.

Legal values
  • "COMPACTED SNOW"
  • "DRY SNOW"
  • "DRY SNOW ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW"
  • "DRY SNOW ON TOP OF ICE"
  • "FROST"
  • "ICE"
  • "SLUSH"
  • "STANDING WATER"
  • "WATER ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW"
  • "WET"
  • "WET ICE"
  • "WET SNOW"
  • "WET SNOW ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW"
  • "WET SNOW ON TOP OF ICE"
  • "DRY" (only reported when there is no contaminant)
  • "SPECIALLY PREPARED WINTER RUNWAY"
  • "SLIPPERY WET"
  • "NR"
Comments

The legal codes are from the ICAO document "GUIDANCE ON THE ISSUANCE OF SNOWTAM", page 13 (Item G):

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