AVM 3202 AIRPORT DESIGN

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
& DEFINITION OF TERMS
Legislation
Federal Aviation Act of 1958
Regulation of air commerce
Encourage, promote, safety & development

FAA Advisory AC150/5300-13A Change

1, Airport Design
Use mandatory for federal grant-in-aid
assistance
Update released in March 2014
http://www.faa.gov
 Advisory Circulars
150/5070-6B Airport Master Plans 5/1/2007

150/5220-22AEngineered Materials Arresting

Systems (EMAS) for Aircraft Overruns 9/30/2005

150/5300-9B Predesign, Prebid, and Preconstruction

Conferences for Airport Grant Projects 9/30/2009

150/5300-15A Use Of Value Engineering For

Engineering and Design Of Airport Grant Projects
9/30/2008
 Advisory Circulars
150/5320-5C Surface Drainage Design 9/29/2006

150/5320-6E Airport Pavement Design and

Evaluation 9/30/2009

150/5325-4B Runway Length Requirements for

Airport Design 7/1/2005

150/5340-1J Standards for Airport Markings

4/29/2005
 Aircraft Related Definitions

Size of aircraft
Aircraft Approach Category
Airplane Design Group

These definitions are used in airport

design to define what types of aircraft
can be handled at the airport and how
many aircraft can be handled (capacity)
 Size of Aircraft
Small Airplane.
An aircraft 12,500 lbs or less

Large Airplane.
An aircraft between 12,500 and 300,000 lbs

Heavy Aircraft
An aircraft 300,000 lbs or greater

Weight is important for designing

Runway length
Runway and taxiway pavement thickness
Note: Number of operations is also a factor in pavement thickness
 Aircraft Approach Category
A grouping of aircraft based on 1.3 times stall
speed in the landing configuration at maximum
certificated landing weight.
 Examples of Aircraft Approach
Categories

A340-300: D King Air 200: B

MD88: C Dash 8 : A
Gulfstream V: C Citation III: B
Approach Speed
Speed reflects general
performance of aircraft
Speed is important in designing
Runway length
Location of runway exits
Separation between runway and
parallel taxiways
Airplane Design Group (ADG)
A grouping of airplanes based on tail height or wingspan.
Wing Span & Tail Height
Wing span is important for
designing
Lateral separation between
Runway and taxiways
Taxiways/taxilanes and fixed objects &
parked aircraft
Tailheight is important for
designing
Separation between runway and
parallel taxiway
Location of runway holdline
Approach Visibility Minimums
Visibility
minimums expressed by RVR values in
feet of 1200, 1600, 2400, 4000, 5000
Key Aircraft Dimensions
AC150/5300-13A Appendix 1
 B757 Dimensions

Source: Boeing, Aircraft Characteristics for Airport Planning

 B757 Dimensions

Source: Boeing, Aircraft Characteristics for Airport Planning

 Examples of Aircraft in Different
ADG
Aircraft Wingspan Tail Height ADG
B777-300: 199.9 61.5 V
B737-500: 94.8 36.6 III
Lear 35: 39.5 12.3 I
 Airport Reference Code (ARC)
Combines Approach Category and ADG

An airports highest Runway Design Code (RDC)

minus the third (visibility) component of the RDC

Used for planning and design only and does not

limit the aircraft that may be able to operate
safely on the airport.
 Airport Reference Code (ARC)
Canadair CL-600
Lockheed JetStar
Gulfstream II, III,
C-II & D-II
Gulfstream IV
Canadair RJ

Boeing 727-200
Boeing 737
MD-80, DC-9
C-III & D-III
Boeing - Business Jet
Gulfstream V
Airport Reference Code (ARC)

Boeing 757
Boeing 767
MD-11
C-IV & D-IV
DC-8-70
Boeing 747
DC-10
Boeing 777
L1011
D-V
Airport Reference Code (ARC) &
System.
Transport Airport
Designed for C & D airplanes
Utility Airport
Designed for A & B airplanes
Basic Utility-Stage I (B-I)
Basic Utility-Stage II (B-I)
General Utility-Stage I (B-II)
General Utility-Stage II (B-III)
 Runway Design Code (RDC)
Combines Approach Category, ADG
and approach visibility minimums
A code signifying the design standards
to which the runway is to be built.
E.g. an airports air carrier runway can
have an RDC of C-IV-1200 and the same
airports smaller runway used for general
aviation activity can have an RDC of B-II-
2400.
 Runway Reference Code (RRC)
Acode signifying the current
operational capabilities of a runway
and associated parallel taxiway
Design or Critical Aircraft
Critical Aircraft - the most stringent
design requirement for a particular
aspect of airport design

Examples
Wing span may be critical for parallel
taxiway to taxiway separation
Tail height for holdline location
Approach speed may be critical for runway
exit location
Weight and number of operations is
critical for runway strength
Aircraft Characteristics and
Design Components
 Runway Terminology
Airport Elevation
Airport Reference Point
Runway
22
22
Threshold

Displaced Threshold
Relocated Threshold
Runway Blast Pad
4
Shoulder

Clearway 4
Stopway
Terminal
Building Restriction Line
(BRL)
Runway Terminology
Airport Reference Point
Geometric center of all usable
runways at the airport
Determined in Latitude and
Longitude
computed using length for both the
existing and ultimate runway
Airspace protection
ARP Sample Calculation
ARP position computation is
similar to a center of mass
computation
Uses the centerline end positions
of all usable runways based on
the ultimate configuration of the
airport
ARP Sample Calculation
ARP Sample Calculation
Note: datums used in the
computations are normally
selected as the lowest absolute
value latitude and longitude
coordinates of all runway ends
used in the computation
eliminates computing with negative
moments
ARP Sample Calculation
ARP LAT = Latitude Datum +
(Sum of Runway Moments about
the Latitude Datum/Sum of
Runway Lengths)

ARP LON = Longitude Datum +

(Sum of Runway Moments about
the Longitude Datum/Sum of
Runway Lengths)
ARP Sample Calculation
Runway Moment about the Latitude Datum =
Runway Ground Length the Distance in
Seconds** between the approximate Runway
Center Point and the Latitude Datum

Runway Moment about the Longitude Datum

= Runway Ground Length the Distance in
Seconds** between the approximate Runway
Center Point and the Longitude Datum
** you can use minutes or decimal degrees just
make sure your units are consistent through out
ARP Sample Calculation
Runway Coordinates must be entered as
absolute values.
i.e. drop negative sign for longitudes west of
prime meridian and for latitudes south of equator

Runway Lengths must be entered as Ground

Length, rounded to the nearest whole foot.

Theapproximate Runway Center Point is the

mean of the Latitudes and Longitudes of a
Runways Ends.
ARP Sample Calculation
ARP Sample Calculation
Approximate Runway Center Points:

RWY 1/19
LAT = 39 24 57.7852
LON = 77 22 41.1951

RWY 5/23
LAT = 39 24 48.4806
LON = 77 22 34.9130
ARP Sample Calculation
ARP LAT = 39 24 34.1979 + (4,000 FT
(23.5873 SEC) + 3,799 FT (14.2827
SEC))/7,799 FT
= 39 24 34.1979 + 19.0549 SEC
= 39 24 53.3

ARP LON = 77 22 19.1959 + (4,000 FT

(21.9992 SEC) + 3,799 FT (15.7171
SEC))/7,799 FT
= 77 22 19.1959 + 18.9391 SEC
= 77 22 38.1
 Homework 0 Due Next
Class
Calculate the ARP for the runway system shown below using the
methodology provided in Section 1.5.11 of the course textbook.
Show all of the steps in your calculation.

Given:
Runway 7R/25L length = 8196 feet
Runway 7L/25R length = 4499 feet

Runway Coordinates
7R Lat: 33-41.209945N, Long: 112-05.776228W
25L Lat : 33-41.303962N, Long: 112-04.163680W

7R Lat: 33-41.349520N, Long: 112-05.366770W

25L Lat : 33-41.401135N, Long: 112-04.481688W
Runway Terminology
Blast pad vs Blast Fence
Blast pad: at ends of runway to
reduce erosive effects of jet blast
and prop wash
Blast Fence: Physical Device to
deflect jet blast to protect a specific
area
Located in runway area, terminal apron,
or wherever area needs protection.
Runway Terminology
Building Restriction Line (BRL)
Line that identifies suitable locations for buildings on an
Airport Layout Plan (ALP)
Should be set beyond the Runway Protection Zones
(RPZs), the Object Free Zones (OFZs), the Object Free
Areas (OFAs), the runway visibility zone, NAVAID critical
areas, areas required for TERPS, and ATCT clear LOS
Location dependent upon the selected allowable
structure height.
A typical allowable structure height is 35 feet
The closer development is allowed to the Aircraft
Operations Area (AOA), the more impact it will
have on future expansion capabilities of the
airport
 Runway Classifications
Runways are classified according to the type of
approach they have
Four main types of approach classifications
Visual
Non-precision Instrument
Approach Procedure with Vertical Guidance (APV)
Precision Instrument

Dimensions for OFZ, RSA, and Part 77 surfaces will

vary based on type of approach
Each runway is treated as two runways, example
Runway 9-27
Each direction can have a different approach
Homework
Week 1 - Read Chapter 1 of
course textbook