259.482b Width of primary surface; length of primary surface; elevation.
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259.482b Width of primary surface; length of primary surface; elevation.
Sec. 2b.
(1)Based upon the most precise approach available or planned for either end of a runway, the width of the primary surface is 1 of the following:
(a)For a utility runway that permits only a visual approach 250 feet
(b)For a utility runway that permits a nonprecision instrument approach 500 feet
(c)For other than a utility runway that permits only a visual approach 500 feet
(d)For other than a utility runway that permits a nonprecision instrument approach and for which the FAA has established a visibility minimum that is greater than 3/4 of a statute mile 500 feet
(e)For other than a utility runway that permits a nonprecision instrument approach and for which the FAA has established a visibility minimum that is as low as 3/4 of a statute mile or less 1,000 feet
(f)For a runway that permits a precision instrument approach 1,000 feet
(2)Based upon the type of runway surface, the length of the primary surface is 1 of the following:
(a)For a runway with a prepared hard surface or for which there are plans for a prepared hard surface, the length of the runway plus 200 feet beyond each end of the runway.
(b)For a runway other than a runway described in subdivision (a), the length of the runway.
(3)The elevation of a point on a primary surface is the same as the elevation of the point on the runway's centerline nearest to the point on the primary surface.
History: Add. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987