CifpRunway

Runway records containing physical and navigational characteristics of individual runway ends at airports

Source: CIFPTable: CIFP_RUNWAYVersion: 239462ba9c35 (effective 2026-04-16)

Each record describes a single runway end (threshold). Runway pairs (e.g., RW03/RW21) are stored as separate records. Coordinates represent the landing threshold position. Section code PG indicates Airport Runway records per ARINC 424.

Example query

# Introspect the CifpRunway type in GraphiQL at https://api.nav.sortie.co/graphql
# Example shape (pair with a compatible root query field):
{
  # ...rootQuery... {
    recordType
    customerAreaCode
    sectionCode
    airportIcaoIdentifier
  # }
}

Run at https://api.nav.sortie.co/graphql — GraphiQL is available in-browser.

Fields (26)

Field	Type	Description	Units	Enum
recordType ← RECORD_TYPE	RecordType	Indicates whether the record is a standard record or a tailored record		S — Standard record
customerAreaCode ← CUSTOMER_AREA_CODE	CustomerAreaCode	Geographic area code identifying the region of the world where the airport is located		CAN — Canada LAM — Latin America and Mexico PAC — Pacific (US territories and associated Pacific areas) SPA — South Pacific Area USA — Contiguous United States
sectionCode ← SECTION_CODE	CifpRunwaySectionCode	ARINC 424 section code identifying the record type; PG indicates Airport Runway records		PG — Airport Runway
airportIcaoIdentifier ← AIRPORT_ICAO_IDENTIFIER	String	ICAO location identifier for the airport to which this runway belongs
icaoCode ← ICAO_CODE	IcaoCode	ICAO region code indicating the geographic region of the airport, used in conjunction with the airport identifier		23 values CY — Canada K1 — Contiguous US (FAA region 1) K2 — Contiguous US (FAA region 2) K3 — Contiguous US (FAA region 3) K4 — Contiguous US (FAA region 4) K5 — Contiguous US (FAA region 5) K6 — Contiguous US (FAA region 6) K7 — Contiguous US (FAA region 7) NS — Pacific (US minor outlying islands) PA — Alaska PF — Alaska (FAA Flight Service region) PG — Guam and Mariana Islands PH — Hawaii PK — Marshall Islands PM — Midway Islands PO — US Pacific Island territories PP — Pacific (general) PT — Trust Territory of the Pacific PW — Wake Island TI — US Virgin Islands TJ — Puerto Rico PC — PC PS — PS
runwayIdentifier ← RUNWAY_IDENTIFIER	String	Runway end identifier, typically formatted as RW followed by the magnetic heading rounded to the nearest 10 degrees divided by 10, with optional L/R/C suffix for parallel runways (e.g., RW03, RW21L)
continuationRecordNo ← CONTINUATION_RECORD_NO	String	Continuation record number; 0 indicates the primary record, numbers 1 and above indicate continuation records with additional data for the same runway
runwayLength ← RUNWAY_LENGTH	String	Full length of the runway in feet, measured from threshold to threshold (end to end)	feet
runwayMagneticBearing ← RUNWAY_MAGNETIC_BEARING	String	Magnetic bearing of the runway end expressed in tenths of degrees (e.g., 0303 = 030.3 degrees magnetic). Represents the direction an aircraft faces when landing on this runway end.	degrees magnetic (tenths)
runwayLatitude ← RUNWAY_LATITUDE	String	Latitude of the landing threshold for this runway end, encoded as hemisphere indicator followed by degrees, minutes, and seconds (e.g., N59052000 = N 59° 05' 20.00")	degrees, minutes, seconds
runwayLongitude ← RUNWAY_LONGITUDE	String	Longitude of the landing threshold for this runway end, encoded as hemisphere indicator followed by degrees, minutes, and seconds (e.g., W156275000 = W 156° 27' 50.00")	degrees, minutes, seconds
runwayGradient ← RUNWAY_GRADIENT	String	Gradient of the runway expressed as a percentage, positive values indicate upslope in the direction of landing, negative values indicate downslope. Null if not applicable or not published.	percent
ellipsoidHeight ← ELLIPSOID_HEIGHT	String	Height of the landing threshold above the WGS-84 ellipsoid, used for GPS/GNSS-based approach computations. Null if not published.	feet
landingThresholdElevation ← LANDING_THRESHOLD_ELEVATION	String	Elevation of the landing threshold above mean sea level (MSL), expressed as a 5-digit value in feet	feet MSL
displacedThresholdDist ← DISPLACED_THRESHOLD_DIST	String	Distance from the runway end to the displaced threshold in feet. A value of 0000 indicates no displaced threshold.	feet
thresholdCrossingHeight ← THRESHOLD_CROSSING_HEIGHT	String	Height in feet above the threshold elevation at which the aircraft on a normal glide path crosses the runway threshold (TCH). Used for approach design and obstacle clearance.	feet AGL
runwayWidth ← RUNWAY_WIDTH	String	Width of the runway in feet	feet
tchValueIndicator ← TCH_VALUE_INDICATOR	TchValueIndicator	Indicates the source or type of the Threshold Crossing Height (TCH) value		D — Default TCH value used (no published TCH available) I — ILS-derived TCH value R — RNAV-derived TCH value V — VOR/DME or other navaid-derived TCH value
localizerMlsGlsRefPathIdent ← LOCALIZER_MLS_GLS_REF_PATH_IDENT	String	Identifier of the primary Localizer, MLS, or GLS reference path associated with this runway end (e.g., ILS localizer identifier). Null if no such navaid is associated.
localizerMlsGlsCategoryClass ← LOCALIZER_MLS_GLS_CATEGORY_CLASS	IlsCategory	Category or class of the primary Localizer, MLS, or GLS facility associated with this runway end, indicating instrument approach capability		0 — No category or class assigned 1 — Category I ILS 2 — Category II ILS 3 — Category III ILS A — Class A (MLS or GLS) L — Localizer only (no glide slope)
stopway ← STOPWAY	String	Length of the stopway (overrun area) beyond the runway end in feet. Null if no stopway exists.	feet
localizerMlsGlsRefPathIdent2 ← LOCALIZER_MLS_GLS_REF_PATH_IDENT_2	String	Identifier of a secondary Localizer, MLS, or GLS reference path associated with this runway end, used when a runway end has more than one instrument approach navaid. Null if not applicable.
localizerMlsGlsCategoryClass2 ← LOCALIZER_MLS_GLS_CATEGORY_CLASS_2	LocalizerMlsGlsCategoryClass2	Category or class of the secondary Localizer, MLS, or GLS facility associated with this runway end		2 — Category II ILS 3 — Category III ILS A — Class A (MLS or GLS)
runwayDescription ← RUNWAY_DESCRIPTION	String	Free-text description or notes associated with the runway record. Often null.
fileRecordNo ← FILE_RECORD_NO	String	Sequential file record number assigned to this record within the CIFP data file, used for internal referencing and quality control
cycleDate ← CYCLE_DATE	String	AIRAC cycle date indicating when this record was last updated, formatted as YYMM (e.g., 2504 = year 2025, cycle 04)