Runway Friction Restoration
Constant tire scuffing and rubber removal tend to polish runway surfaces. Major airports in the United States and Canada specify the Skidabrader™ exclusively to restore their runway texture to FAA compliance. These runway surfaces are abraded bidirectionally. The Skidabrader™ promotes surface drainage, allowing tiresto contact new aggregate points on the existing pavement.
This Skidabrader™ modification delivers excellent friction values while reducing tire wear and rubber buildup, enabling longer intervals between rubber removals. Some airports report that this modification is performed periodically, with the cost recouped through reduced rubber removal requirements.
Runway Safety
NASA needed a surface modification for its Shuttle Landing Runway in Florida. Engineers conducted extensive tests for months to evaluate competing methods that claimed to reduce tire wear. The goal was to develop a surface modification that would allow the $2 billion shuttle to land safely in a 20-knot crosswind, a condition previously considered too dangerous.
Dozens of military and major international airports use our services to support the rubber removal process and maintain required friction readings. Skidabrader™ can provide both abrading and ultra-high pressure water processes as part of a maintenance contract, ensuring the safest possible runway conditions.
We also provide certified runway skid and stripe reflectivity testing using the industry’s latest equipment and methods.
- TEXTURING-FRICTION RESTORATION
- RUBBER REMOVAL
- STRIPE APPLICATION AND REMOVAL
- GATE AND RAMP CLEANING
- PRE AND POST FRICTION TESTING
- REFLECTOMETER TESTING
- WATER DRAINAGE TESTING
- FOD CONTROL
Friction Level Classification
For Runway Pavement Surfaces
Skidabrader™ Technologies saves time and money by extending the life of surfaces.
We are here to answer any questions you may have about our services and how we can help make your highway, runway, or motorsport track safer.
