Airport Pavement Management

The Right Idea. The Wrong Decade.

FAA's PAVEAIR proved that airports need modern pavement management tools. InfraMind delivers what PAVEAIR was supposed to be.

The FAA recognized the problem a decade ago. PAVER was aging, airports needed a web-based alternative, and PAVEAIR was born. It was free. It was online. And it achieved zero adoption — not a single agency in the ACRP Synthesis 124 (2023) survey reported using it. The idea was right: airports deserve modern, accessible pavement management. The execution was a product of its era — built for Internet Explorer, frozen in 2006-era capabilities, with no path to evolve.

InfraMind picks up where that vision left off — but built for how airports actually work today.

Get More From Every Dollar

InfraMind doesn't just track pavement condition — it optimizes your budget. The platform mathematically finds the allocation that delivers the most pavement life per dollar spent across your entire network.

~30%

more value from the same budget vs. worst-first approaches Source: Harris & Associates

PAVEAIR offered condition tracking and basic scenario testing. It could tell you what your pavement looks like today. It couldn't tell you the mathematically best way to spend next year's AIP allocation.

Model Your Real Constraints, Not Textbook Scenarios

Real airport planning isn't "what if we spend $5M?" It's complex — runway closures, FAA PCI thresholds, service level targets, timing restrictions. InfraMind handles multiple simultaneous constraints. The optimizer finds the best plan that satisfies every constraint.

Unlimited constraints. Unlimited scenarios. Side-by-side comparison.

PAVEAIR and PAVER both operate in a one-variable-at-a-time world. They can't model the messy reality of airport operations.

A Platform Built for This Decade

Cloud-native. Any browser, any device. Advanced mapping with geospatial visualization. AI-assisted data import — upload PAVER databases, spreadsheets, or consultant reports. Built-in reporting for FAA compliance, AIP grants, board presentations.

PAVEAIR was browser-based in name but built on ASP.NET for IE 6.0. InfraMind is a modern cloud platform that will never stop evolving.

Results Comparison

What This Means For Your Airport

Current Reality

Condition data lives in a desktop database or consultant's files

Budget scenarios tested one at a time, manually

"Worst-first" default because there's no better method available

Compliance reports assembled manually from multiple sources

Consultant delivers a report every 3 years; you manage in between

Grant applications rely on narrative justification

With InfraMind

All data in one cloud platform, accessible anytime

Optimizer evaluates thousands of allocations in minutes

Mathematically optimal plan that maximizes network value

Audit-ready compliance reporting built into the workflow

Continuous planning platform that keeps your program current

Grant applications backed by quantified optimization data

The Numbers That Matter

$4–$10

saved in future costs for every $1 of timely prevention

Source: FAA

~30%

more value with optimization vs. worst-first

Source: Harris & Associates

of airports in ACRP survey using PAVEAIR

Source: ACRP Synthesis 124, 2023

InfraMind doesn't replace your engineering consultants — it gives them a better platform to deliver through. Your consultant's expertise in field assessment and engineering judgment combines with InfraMind's optimization engine to produce better outcomes than either could alone.

See what optimization means for your airfield

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