Asphalt pavements can be used for roads, parking lots, airport, and more. Some of the busiest airport runways in the US are paved with hot asphalt mix. Nearly all of the NASCAR race tracks are paved from asphalt.

Asphalt pavements are smooth, durable, safe, and quiet. Asphalt construction projects can be finished and opened to traffic more quickly and more affordably than concrete construction projects. Asphalt is the most versatile pavement material available. Maintenance and repair of asphalt pavement is faster and less costly than cement pavement. Repairing minor cracks in asphalt driveways and walkways can be so. Pavement structures can be designed to handle any load, from passenger cars to heavy trucks. Surface mixes can be customized to absorb noise, to reduce splash and spray during rainstorms, and even to help treat rain water.

Asphalt pavement refers to any paved road surfaced with asphalt. Hot Mix Asphalt (also known as HMA) is a combination of approximately 95% stone, sand, or gravel bound together by asphalt cement. Asphalt is a product of crude oil. Asphalt cement is heated aggregate, combined, and mixed with the aggregate at an HMA facility.