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Abstract: The load-bearing capacity of natural airport surfaces directly affects the safety of air operations. Natural airport surfaces at military airports are front seat belts, work belts and side seat belts. The load-bearing capacity of the natural airport pavements must be high enough to prevent damage to the aircraft from the runway, damage to the underground infrastructure of the airport, and to enable quick restoration of the airport's operational capacity by efficient removal of the aircraft from the natural surface by airport services. That is why it is so important to have a quick and effective method of strengthening natural surfaces. The article proposes to improve the load-bearing capacity of natural airport pavements by using geogrids (airport gratings) pressed into the existing pavement. Keywords: Carrying capacity; Natural airport pavement; Safety Conducting air operations

Abstract: Natural airport surfaces, which are functional elements of airports, such as: runway shoulders, frontal lanes, emergency runway, or working runway, play an important role in the safety of air operations. Both the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) define the load-bearing capacity requirements that natural airport pavements should meet. These documents specify the required California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of 15-20% at a depth of 15 cm below ground level. The previous field tests in civil and military airports have shown that the load-bearing capacity of natural airport pavements sometimes does not meet certain requirements. Due to the fact that airports cannot afford to shut down the airport for a long time, it is reasonable to search for innovative methods of improving the load-bearing capacity of natural airport pavements, which will be effective and quick to implement. Such a method may be the use of an airport grating pressed directly into the natural airport pavement. Keywords: Load capacity; CBR; Natural airport pavement; Safety of air operations