ICAO airport reference code

[7triple]

Where can you find the ICAO airport reference code listings for various airports?

Like the class of the runways, taxiways, etc

Thanks

[Ernest Lanc's]

This has been asked on PPRuNe before.

http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/484702-icao-airport-reference-code.html

Some links in the thread.

[DaveReidUK]

You don't tend to see that information published in tables, possibly because it's not quite as straightforward as it sounds.

For example an airport like Heathrow can take Code F aircraft (i.e. A380), but the AIP warns that even Code E aircraft are not guaranteed separation on certain taxiways.

[roverman]

Few airports publish this information as it does not mean a great deal to most airline operators, it is more of an aerodrome design specification. Most airports do not apply a single Code across all of their facilities. For instance your runways may be Code E for B747s, as well as your primary taxiways. But if you have a pier serving just B737s and A320s it would be wasteful to provide Code E taxiways/taxiilanes (23m wide) in these locations. Most airports would provide Code C (15m wide) at these locations and save the space. The A380 has muddied the waters because very few airports fully meet Code F, not even LHR, jFK, LAX etc. most provide Code E, perhaps with a bit of extra space in places, or partial Code F. Not straightforward, and given the costs of meeting Code F in full, the requirements are being challenged within the industry. Operational experience is tending to show that the A380 can operate safely on Code E or Code E plus a bit more (known as AACG standards). iCAO PANS Aerodromes will address this.