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'''Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment''' ('''TALPA''') is a method used by [[airport]] operators to determine runway conditions for take-off and landing. It produces a Field Condition report which allows pilots to determine braking action when the runway is not dry.

TALPA assessment produces a Runway Condition Code (RWYCC) from 6 to 0, where 6 is Dry, and 0 is Nil, meaning braking action is minimal to non-existent.

Separate runway condition codes are published for each third of a runway, and pilots use a Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM) to calculate their [[aircraft performance]].<ref name="NBAA"/>

TALPA was introduced by the United States [[Federal Aviation Authority]] (FAA) in 2016.<ref name="NBAA">{{cite web |title=Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) |url=https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/in-flight-safety/runway-safety/takeoff-landing-performance-assessment-talpa/ |website=NBAA - National Business Aviation Association |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> The TALPA matrix was superseded by the [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Global Reporting Format (GRF), which was based on TALPA and was adopted on 4 November 2021.

==Runway condition codes==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Runway condition codes
|-
! Runway condition code !! Landing braking action
|-
| 6 || Dry
|-
| 5 || Good
|-
| 4 || Good to Medium
|-
| 3 || Medium
|-
| 2 || Medium to Poor
|-
| 1 || Poor
|-
| 0 || Nil
|}<ref name="FAA landing">{{cite web |title=8900.1 CHG 470 Landing Distance Assessment |url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/about/initiatives/talpa/order-8900-1-vol4-chap3-section1-par503-2017.pdf |publisher=FAA |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="SAFO">{{cite web |title=SAFO 16009: Runway Assessment and Condition Reporting |url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/about/initiatives/talpa/SAFO16009.pdf |access-date=27 September 2023 |date=15 August 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/talpa Federal Aviation Administration]
* [https://www.icao.int/safety/Pages/GRF.aspx ICAO – The New Global Reporting Format for Runway Surface Conditions]

[[Category:Aviation initiatives]]
[[Category:Runway safety]]