Why They Clean Rubber from Airport Runways

Every time a plane lands, each tire leaves about one and a half pounds of rubber on the runway.

When you consider that the John F Kennedy airport is the busiest airport in America and handles about 1,200 flights per day. With an average of 8 wheels per plane, that equates to about 11 pounds of rubber per plane or around 13,200 pounds or about 6000 kilograms of rubber left on the runways per day.

It’s dangerous to leave that rubber on the runway and lights, and it needs to be cleaned off regularly.

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