1505300-13Change8-FederalAviationAdministration.docVIP

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular Subject: Change 8 to AIRPORT DESIGN Date: 9/30/04 Initiated by: AAS-100 AC No: 150/5300-13 Change: 8 1. PURPOSE. This Change removes the Precision Object Free Area (POFA) and establishes the Precision Obstacle Free Zone (POFZ). Standards for the Runway Safety Area (RSA) have been changed to reflect a shorter dimension required prior to the runway threshold, and to allow for the provision of an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) or other approved arresting system in lieu of a portion of the traditional RSA as overrun protection. Also, revisions to Appendix 2 allow greater flexibility in threshold siting criteria. 2. CHANGED TEXT. Changed text is indicated by a vertical bar in the margins. New pages that do not contain changes have only changed due to repagination.  PAGE CONTROL CHART Remove Pages Dated Insert Pages Dated 21 and 22 23 24 and 25 26 31 32 101 – 104 291 and 292 293 and 294 10/01/02 11/10/94 10/01/02 9/30/00 11/10/94 9/30/00 10/01/02 9/30/00 10/01/02 21 22 – 26 31 32 101 102 – 104 291 292 - 294 10/01/02 9/30/04 11/10/94 9/30/04 10/01/02 9/30/04 9/30/00 9/30/04 David L. Bennett Director of Airport Safety and Standards  Chapter 3. RUNWAY DESIGN 300. INTRODUCTION. This chapter presents standards for runways and runway associated elements such as shoulders, blast pads, runway safety areas, obstacle free zones (OFZ), object free areas (OFA), clearways, and stopways. Tables?31, 3-2, and 33 present the standard widths and lengths for runway and runway-associated elements. Also included are design standards and recommendations for rescue and firefighting access roads. At new airports, the RSA and ROFA lengths and the RPZ location standards are tied to runway ends. At existing constrained airports, these criteria may, on a case-by-case basis, be applied with respect to declared distances ends. See appendix?14. 301. RUNWAY LENGTH. AC