Airfield - Asphalt for Runways
At Heidelberg Materials, we offer a number of sustainable asphalt options as part of our commitment to reduce our impact on our environment.
Our CleanAir asphalt uses a specialist FreshAir bitumen, by Shell that reduces the production of certain gases and particulate matter by 40% to cut down air pollution.
We also have a number of lower carbon asphalt options, such as our reduced temperature Era Range and our CarbonLock asphalt, which uses biogenic material to lock in 6 tonnes of CO2 rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.
In addition, AgeLast asphalt is designed to increase durability and increase longevity, resulting reduced road maintenance.
We're proud to use recycled materials where possible in our asphalt. Our RecyclePlast repurposes water plastic for durable roads and our foamed asphalt can contain up to 95% recycled materials.
Explore our range of sustainable asphalt products below, and reduce the impact of your project.
Benefits
- Can be supplied from off-site plant
- Meets UK aviation specifications up to highest class
- Speed of installation
- Can be laid with conventional paving equipment
- 100% recyclable
- Available from Heidelberg Materials’ asphalt plants across the country
Airfield BBA C typical data
| Material Property | Test specification | Typical result |
|---|---|---|
| Design void content | BS EN 12697-6 | Vmin 4.0% – Vmax 9.0% |
| Binder drainage | BS EN 12697-18 Beaker Method | < 0.3% |
| Water sensitivity | BS EN 12697-12 Method A (ITSR) BS EN 12697-23 | ≥ 80% |
| RTPD (wheel tracking) | BS EN 12697-22 Procedure B WTS in Air | ≤ 1.0mm/103 |
| Fatigue | BS DD ABF | ≥ 100,000 cycles to failure @ 100µstrain |
Please see asphalt product matrix for further information or contact technical:
northasphaltsales@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com
southwestasphaltsales@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com
southwalesasphaltsales@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com
southeastasphaltsales@uk.heidelbergmaterials.com
MIDLANDS QUARRY PRODUCTS
| Telephone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 01530 832 244 | sales@mqp.co.uk |
| Orders | 01530 832 222 | orders@mqp.co.uk |
Case Study - Runway, Carlisle Lake District Airport
Airfield, a hard-wearing specialist material for runways, has been supplied to the regional airport at Carlisle for use in both the binder and surfaces courses. The product was designed to meet the requirements of current BAA and Defence Estates Airfield Specifications for runways, aprons and taxi ways. Read more
