STOP PRESS!
In response to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic and the associated challenges facing the aviation industry, ICAO has delayed the applicability date of the GRF until 4 November 2021 (see State Letter 
073e.pdf.).
ICAO, in partnership with key international organisations will continue to provide support to Member States and stakeholders as they emerge from the current crisis and revise their implementation plans. In particular, training resources will be enhanced and awareness raising activities will be re-launched.
The new ICAO methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions, commonly known as the Global Reporting Format (GRF), enables the harmonized assessment and reporting of runway surface conditions and a correspondingly improved flight crew assessment of take-off and landing performance.
The GRF, applicable on 5 November 2020, is described through amendment 13-B to Annex 14 —
Aerodromes, Volume I — Aerodrome Design and Operations; Annex 3 —
Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation; Annex 6 —
Operation of Aircraft, Part I —
International Commercial Air Transport — Aeroplanes and Part II —
International General Aviation —
Aeroplanes; Annex 8 — Airworthiness of Aircraft; Annex 15 —
Aeronautical Information Services and
Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) —
Aerodromes (PANS-Aerodromes, Doc 9981), Aeronautical Information Management (PANS-AIM, Doc 10066) and
Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM, Doc 4444).
In addition, supporting material is available in Circular 355,
Assessment, Measurement and Reporting of Runway Surface Conditions and in the Doc 10064 Aeroplane Performance Manual (in preparation).
All of the above reference documents are available through the
ICAO publications portal.
Various activities are being conducted to raise awareness and support deployment of the GRF such as a global symposium and regional seminars that will take place between June 2019 and November 2020.
Activities
|
Location |
Date | Description |
Website |
|
2019 |
| Montreal, Canada | 26-28 March 2019 | ICAO/ACI Symposium on Implementation of the New Global Reporting Format for Runway Surface Condition (GRF2019) | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 27 - 28 June 2019 | AOP SG3 GRF Seminar | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Dakar, Senegal | 2-3 July 2019 |
ICAO Regional Seminar on Implementation of the New GRF for Runway Surface Condition | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Paris, France | 10-11 July 2019 | Workshop on Implementation of the New GRF for Runway Surface Conditions | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Nairobi, Kenya | 14-15 August 2019 | ICAO Regional workshop on the New GRF for Runway Surface Conditions | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Lima, Peru | 21-22 August 2019 | ICAO-ACI LAC Regional Seminar on GRF for Runway Conditions | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Accra, Ghana | 17-18 October 2019 |
ICAO/ACI Regional Seminar on the Implementation of the New GRF for Runway Surface Condition | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 28-29 November 2019 | Regional Seminar | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 10-11 December 2019 | Regional Seminar | For more information and presentations,
click here |
|
2020 |
| Madrid, Spain | 21-22 January 2020 | IATA Regional Seminar | For more information,
click here to contact the meeting focal point |
| Helsinki, Finland | 28-29 January 2020 | ICAO Regional Seminar | For more information and presentations,
click here |
| COSCAP-SEA Webinar | 30 April 2020 | ICAO/APAC Regional Webinar | Recording here. |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 17-18 March 2020 | ICAO Regional Seminar | Event postponed |
| Cairo, Egypt | 22-23 March 2020 | ICAO Regional Seminar | Event postponed |
| Nara, Japan | 21 April 2020 | ACI State Workshop | Event cancelled |
| Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 28-29 April 2020 | ICAO Regional Seminar | Event postponed
|
Training Courses
Relevant courses are being developed with ICAO partners, under the Global Aviation Training (GAT) and TRAINAIR PLUS Programme:
| Course Title | Target Audience | Delivery | Website |
| ICAO-ACI Global Reporting Format (GRF) | Airport operations staff | Online | For more information,
click here |
| ICAO-IATA Global Reporting Format (GRF) for Runway Surface Conditions – Introduction | Flight crew and airline operations staff | Online | For more information,
click here |
| ACI Global Reporting Format (GRF) for Runway Surface Condition Assessment and Reporting | Airport personnel | Classroom (2-3 Days) | For more information,
click here |
| ICAO-IATA-CANSO Introduction to the Global Reporting Format (GRF) for Runway Surface Conditions for ANSPs, Air Traffic Controllers and AIS staff | ANSPs, Air Traffic Controllers and AIS staff | To be confirmed | Coming Soon |
Download our latest GRF brochure here.
Note: Other courses for other stakeholders are under development and will be added in due course.
Implementation Checklist
Stemming from the regional seminars, a generic GRF Implementation check list for States has been proposed by some States and is available here:
Articles
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Mr. Paul Adamson. (2019, February).
Runway Surface Conditions: The Global Reporting Format
ICAO Uniting Aviation.com | - Runway safety-related accidents and incidents are aviation’s number one safety-related risk category, with 59 reported accidents in 2016, of which more than half were due to runway excursions, according to ICAO iSTARS data. A runway…
Read More
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Presentations
Some useful presentations:
GRF Webinars
Links to recent webinars:
Information on all ICAO webinars can be found here
Additional Guidance Material
Implementation experience has shown that some additional guidance may be required, addressing specific aspects of the GRF:
Guidance on the Issuance of SNOWTAM.pdf
Implementation Map
For more information, please contact:
GRF@icao.int
