Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment

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.

TALPA was introduced by the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) in 2016. The TALPA matrix was superseded by the ICAO Global Reporting Format (GRF), which was based on TALPA and was adopted on 4 November 2021.