Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01244:reg:4:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01244
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 20/21)
Character Range: 193738–196440

blast erosion; and

 (ii) supporting emergency and service vehicles.

Note   Thus, the total width of the runway and the shoulders must not be less than 75 m.

6.12 Characteristics of runway shoulders

        Runway shoulders must:

(a) be of equal width on both sides; and

(b) slope downwards and away from the runway surface; and

(c) be resistant to aeroplane engine blast erosion; and

(d) be capable of supporting an aeroplane running off the runway onto a shoulder without the aeroplane sustaining any structural damage; and

(e) be capable of supporting emergency and service vehicles; and

(f) if a taxiway intersects with the runway — merge with the taxiway shoulder (if any); and

(g) either:

 (i) preferably be flush to the runway surface; or

 (ii) if not flush with the runway surface — not step down by more than 25 mm.

6.13 Transverse slope on runway shoulder

        For design purposes, a transverse slope on a runway shoulder must be within the range of the percentage figures in column 1 in Table 6.13 but a construction tolerance above or below the range is allowed within the limits specified in column 2.

      Table 6.13   Runway shoulder transverse slope values
Design slope  Construction tolerance
1.0 - 2.5%    ± 0.5%

6.14 Provision of runway strip

       (1) A runway and each associated stopway must be centrally located within a runway strip.

       (2) If the runway strip is made available for landing and take-off, it must be maintained to the same standard as a natural surface runway in accordance with Table 6.09 (7).

6.15 Composition of runway strip

        In addition to a runway and associated stopways, a runway strip must also include the following:

(a) for a non-instrument runway — a graded area around the runway and stopway;

(b) for an instrument runway:

 (i) a graded area around the runway and associated stopways; and

 (ii) an area (fly-over area) outside the graded area.

Note   See the illustrations in Figure 6.15. The runway sits within the graded area.

     Figure 6.15   Composition of runway strip (illustrates matters)

6.16 Runway strip length

        The graded area of a runway strip must extend before the threshold, and beyond the end of the runway or any associated stopway, for at least the following distances:

(a) for a non-instrument code 1 runway — 30 m;

(b) in any other case — 60 m.

6.17 Runway strip width

       (1) Subject to this section, the width of the graded area of a runway strip must not be less than that shown in Table 6.17 (1).

       (2) In Table 6.17 (1), for a runway with a runway code number mentioned in a row of column 1, the graded runway strip width is the width mentioned in column