الفهرس 
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Abstract
The objective of this research project was to assess the condition of general aviation airport pavements in Egypt which is the main basic for <Developing of pavement maintenance management system for Airports in Egypt. The study was also intended to form the basis for a pavement management system (PMS). Total runways across the country were surveyed. MicroPAVER, a PMS system developed by the U.S. Army Corps of <Engineers, was selected as the platform for the PMS. An inventory database was developed for all runways in the network. Information about the <construction and maintenance history was entered into the MicroPAVER <database. On-site surveys were conducted between the months of May and <July of 2008 to assess pavement conditions in terms of the Pavement Condition Index (PCI), following the methodology outlined by American Society of Testing Material ASTM D 5340-04 and adopted by the Egyptian <Holding Company for Airport & Navigation (EHCAN). Approximately 68% of the sections surveyed were in ”good” to satisfactory” condition. Almost one-third of the network can be rated as <good.” About 21 % of the sections studied were in ”fair” condition. Overall, the condition of the network can be rated as ”satisfactory.” A condition prediction curve was developed for each of the two different types of surfaces. from the prediction curves created using MicroPAVER, it was <estimated that the number of branches rated as ”good” could decrease by 50% by 2010. As much as 44% of the network could have a rating of ”fair” by 2015 if the sections receive only routine maintenance. Two budget scenario comparison reports developed show that the some runways of the general aviation airports eligible for Holding Company funding in Egypt could be brought to a ”satisfactory” rating or above (i.e. average PC! 2: 70) by spending approximately $15 million on average per year for the next five years. After that, the spending would decrease considerably and the average pavement condition could be kept above (70) by performing diligent and timely preventive maintenance.