All-weather airfields are terms used to describe a runway, that is operable in all conditions of weather such as rain and support low visibility.
Weather stations were also transferred to operations of The Signals Corp.[2] In order to build an all-weather airfield, an area must be cleared of trees and other obstructions using machinery such as caterpillar tractors.
[4] During World War II, all-weather airfields were essential if the region commonly experienced torrential rainfall, and were also fully cleared of obstacles.
[7] These airfields were more temporary and faster to construct, using materials like compacted soil, burlap with asphalt (prefabricated hessian), or light steel mesh.
[9] According to the Royal Australian Air Force, a B-1 type airfield consists of a gravel runway greater than 800 yards long, and also no permanent facilities.
[10] During the 1950s and 1960s, the Royal Pakistan Air Force classifies airfields into three categories; “A” that receives full maintenance and permanent facilities, and “C” that the runway is to be repaired on notice.