Draft Airports Series 150 Advisory Circulars (ACs)

Contains the FAA standards and recommendations for airport design. This draft substantially revises AC 150/5300-13 to incorporate all changes to that document as well as new standards and technical requirements. This AC introduces the Runway Design Code (RDC), the Runway Reference Code (RRC), and the Taxiway Design Group (TDG) concept for fillet design; expands the discussion on Declared Distances and the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ); establishes a minimum separation between non-intersecting runways; includes Runway Incursion Prevention geometry for new construction; consolidates many design tables into an interactive Runway Design Requirements Matrix; and adds hyperlinks to access other documents and move within this document.

• Industry Letter for Draft AC 150/5300-13A (PDF, 219 KB)
• Comments Matrix for Draft AC 150/5300-13A (MS Word, 121 KB)

Contains standards for the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) in runway safety areas (RSA). Engineered Materials means high energy absorbing materials of selected strength, which will reliably and predictably crush under the weight of an aircraft.

• Industry Letter for Draft AC 150/5220-22B (PDF, 78 KB)

Contains the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) specification for obstruction lighting equipment. Major changes from the previous version are listed in paragraph 6, Principal Changes.

• Industry Letter for Draft AC 150/5345-43G (PDF, 171 KB)

Contains specifications and guidance for the storage, handling, and dispensing of aviation fuel on airports as well as standards and guidance for the training of personnel who conduct these activities.

• Addendum to Draft AC 150/5230-4B (PDF, 196 KB)
• Industry Letter for Draft AC 150/5230-4B (PDF, 86 KB)

This advisory circular (AC) provides recommendations for heliport design, including heliports serving helicopters with single and tandem (front and rear) rotors. Basic concepts may be applied to facilities serving helicopters with dual (side by side) rotors, however standards based on Rotor Diameter will not apply.

• Industry Letter for Draft AC 150/5390-2C (Amended) (PDF, 579 KB)

Provides general guidance and information for airport authorities in the collection and management of data describing the physical infrastructure, characteristics, and services of their airport. Describes new process allowing airport operators to manage their data within the FAA’s Airports Geographic Information System (Airports GIS). Also describes how and when airports are inspected to ensure conformance with standards and applicability and currency of the published airport data.

Final document will cancel AC 150/5200-35A, Submitting the Airport Master Record in Order to Activate a New Airport.

• Industry Letter for Draft AC 150/5300-19 (PDF, 99 KB)