Clear Path

Airfield Obstacle-Surface Evaluation Platform

Source Library

This page shows the source families the current codebase actually uses, how those values enter the application, and where a planned source remains outside the current encoded scope.

Source Notes

FAA Part 77
Document
14 CFR Part 77, Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace
Reference
77.19 and 77.21 paragraphs used by the active Part 77 rule packs
Usage type
Directly encoded
Used for
Part 77 primary, approach, transitional, horizontal/inner horizontal, conical, clear zone, and outer horizontal logic where encoded.
Notes
Civil and DoD airport variants are evaluated independently where intentionally modeled, but user-facing output is normalized by current family handling.
FAA airport design criteria
Document
FAA AC 150/5300-13B
Reference
Appendix H, Chapter 3, and cited tables such as 3-2 through 3-5 and OFZ-related paragraphs where encoded
Usage type
Directly encoded
Used for
FAA approach and departure entries. FAA OFZ / ROFA entries where the current AC rule pack is encoded.
Notes
Some FAA AC content remains partial; unsupported surfaces remain not evaluated rather than assumed clear.
UFC / DoD criteria
Document
UFC 3-260-01, Airfield and Heliport Planning and Design
Reference
Chapter 3, Table 3-2, Table 3-5, Table 3-6, Table 3-7, and cited glossary text where encoded
Usage type
Directly encoded
Used for
UFC Air Force fixed-wing runway criteria including primary, clear zone, APZ, approach-departure clearance, transitional, inner horizontal, conical, and outer horizontal entries where encoded.
Notes
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and some rotor-wing paths remain planned or partial.
Airport / runway geometry lookup
Document
FAA NTAD runway geometry and supplemental airfield lookup sources used by the app
Reference
Lookup service outputs shown in the evaluator and diagnostics
Usage type
Directly encoded
Used for
Airport name, runway pair, runway end coordinates, runway length/width, and map context when available.
Notes
Lookup geometry supports evaluation context and overlays. Manual override fields remain available because lookup coverage is not universal.
FAA Digital Products
Document
FAA Digital Products supplemental references
Reference
Airport diagram / chart supplement / other product records when configured
Usage type
Directly encoded
Used for
Supplemental reporting context and source notes only.
Notes
These records do not override the controlling criteria calculations.
Manual evaluator inputs
Document
User-provided project, geometry, and obstacle inputs
Reference
Project Information, Required Engineering Inputs, and Advanced Inputs
Usage type
Manually entered
Used for
Project metadata, obstacle elevations, distances, threshold coordinates, and manual overrides.
Notes
Manual input is part of the intended engineering workflow and is preserved in results and exports.
Derived geometry and elevations
Document
Internal encoded-rule calculations
Reference
Evaluator geometry and surface logic
Usage type
Derived by calculation
Used for
Object top elevation, runway-relative location, geometry notes, allowable elevation, clearance, and penetration values.
Notes
Derived values are traceable through calculation inputs, outputs, and geometry notes in the results and report.
Planned criteria packs
Document
Rule packs with TODO or PARTIAL status
Reference
Current codebase TODO and PARTIAL criteria entries
Usage type
Planned / Not currently encoded
Used for
Unsupported or incomplete surfaces remain not evaluated.
Notes
The app documents these gaps instead of inventing a result.