Braking action

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Braking action in aviation is a description of how easily an aircraft can stop after landing on a runway. Either pilots or airport management can report the braking action.

When reporting braking action, any of the following terms may be used:

• Good
• Medium (medium used to be known as Fair)
• Poor
• Nil - bad or no braking action

If an controller receives a braking action report worse than good, an advisory must be included in the ATIS ("Braking Action Advisories are in effect"). [1]