Airports Design and Construction Branch
Mission
The Airports Design & Construction Branch is responsible for engineering standards for design, equipment, construction, and maintenance of civil airports. This includes airside and landside airport development such as airfield geometry, pavement, visual aids, and navigational aids.
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General Inquiries
Federal Aviation Administration
Airports Design and Construction Branch (AAS-110)
800 Independence Avenue SW
Washington DC 20591
Phone: (202) 267-6499
Fax: (202) 267-3688
- Branch Manager
D'Lorah Small - National Resource Expert for Airport Design
Steven Debban, P.E. - Administrative Assistant
Viola Cijntje
Contacts and Resources by Specialty
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Airport Design
We develop standards and recommendations for the geometric layout and engineering design of runways, taxiways, aprons, and other facilities at civil airports.
- Airport Design - Additional Design Tools and Drawings for Advisory Circular 150/5300-13
- Airport Design Technical Video Series
- Lillian Miller (AAS)
- Steven Debban, P.E.
- Dave Perry (AAS-120, airspace issues)
- Mike Rottinghaus, P.E.
- Mike Rottinghaus, P.E.
- Steven Debban, P.E.
- Mike Rottinghaus, P.E.
- Steven Debban, P.E.
- Steven Debban, P.E.
- John Merck
- Steven Debban, P.E.
- Xue Li, P.E., PhD, LEED AP
- Steven Debban, P.E.
- Mike Rottinghaus, P.E.
Airport Marking and Signage
We provide guidelines and standards for the siting and installation of markings and signs on airport runways, taxiways, and aprons.
- Mike Rottinghaus, P.E.
Airport Visual Aids & Electrical
We develop specifications for the numerous types of visual aids used to provide information and guidance to pilots maneuvering on airports. These aids may consist of single units or complex systems composed of many parts and often have different performance requirements and configurations.
- Robert Bassey
- Robert Bassey
- AC 150/5210-19, Driver's Enhanced Vision System (DEVS)
- AC 150/5340-30, Design and Installation Details for Airport Visual Aids
- AC 150/5345-3, Specification for L-821, Panels for the Control of Airport Lighting
- AC 150/5345-5, Circuit Selector Switch
- AC 150/5345-13, Specification for L-841 Auxiliary Relay Cabinet Assembly for Pilot Control of Airport Lighting Circuits
- AC 150/5345-43, Specification for Obstruction Lighting Equipment
- AC 150/5345-55, Specification for L-893, Lighted Visual Aid to Indicate Temporary Runway Closure
- Vacant
- AC 150/5210-25, Performance Specification for Airport Vehicle Runway Incursion Warning Systems (RIWS)
- AC 150/5345-39, Specification for L-853, Runway and Taxiway Retroreflective Markers
- AC 150/5345-49, Specification L-854, Radio Control Equipment
- AC 150/5345-51, Specification for Discharge-Type Flashing Light Equipment
- TBD
- AC 150/5345-7, Specification for L-824 Underground Electrical Cable for Airport Lighting Circuits
- AC 150/5345-26, FAA Specification For L-823 Plug and Receptacle, Cable Connectors
- AC 150/5345-27, Specification for Wind Cone Assemblies
- AC 150/5345-54, Specification for L-884, Power and Control Unit for Land and Hold Short Lighting Systems
- Marvin Woods
- AC 150/5340-26, Maintenance of Airport Visual Aid Facilities
- AC 150/5345-10, Specification for Constant Current Regulators and Regulator Monitors
- AC 150/5345-12, Specification for Airport and Heliport Beacons
- AC 150/5345-28, Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) Systems
- AC 150/5345-42, Specification for Airport Light Bases, Transformer Housings, Junction Boxes, and Accessories
- AC 150/5345-45, Low-Impact Resistant (LIR) Structures
- AC 150/5345-47, Specification for Series to Series Isolation Transformers for Airport Lighting Systems
- AC 150/5345-50, Specification for Portable Runway and Taxiway Lights
- AC 150/5345-52, Generic Visual Glideslope Indicators (GVGI)
- AC 150/5345-56, Specification for L-890 Airport Lighting Control and Monitoring System (ALCMS)
Airport Snow & Ice Removal
We develop FAA specifications for airport snow and ice control equipment to help airport operators identify the type of and amount of equipment they need to keep their facilities safe during winter operations.
- Steven Debban, P.E. - SAE G-12 Committee Liaison
- Mike Rottinghaus, P.E.
Pavement, Design, Construction, & Friction
FAA pavement and construction standards help protect federal investment by ensuring pavements last as long as possible with the least amount of maintenance.
- Harold Honey, P.E., Jeff Crislip, Harold Muniz-Ruiz, and Xue Li, P.E., PhD, LEED AP
- Mike Rottinghaus, P.E.
- TBD
- Harold Honey, P.E., Jeff Crislip, and Harold Muniz-Ruiz
- AC 150/5100-13, Development of State Standards for Nonprimary Airports
- AC 150/5320-6, Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation
- AC 150/5320-17, Airfield Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating Manuals
- AC 150/5335-5, Standardized Method of Reporting Airport Pavement Strength - PCN
- AC 150/5370-11, Use of Nondestructive Testing in the Evaluation of Airport Pavements
- AC 150/5370-13, Off-Peak Construction of Airport Pavements Using Hot-Mix Asphalt
- AC 150/5370-14, Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Handbook
- AC 150/5370-15, Airside Applications for Artificial Turf
- AC 150/5370-16, Rapid Construction of Rigid (Portland Cement Concrete) Airfield Pavements
- AC 150/5370-17, Airside Use of Heated Pavement Systems
- AC 150/5380-6, Guidelines and Procedures for Maintenance of Airport Pavements
- AC 150/5380-7, Airport Pavement Management Program
- AC 150/5380-9, Guidelines and Procedures for Measuring Airfield Pavement Roughness
- Harold Honey, P.E., Jeff Crislip, Harold Muniz-Ruiz, and Xue Li, P.E., PhD, LEED AP
- Xue Li, P.E., PhD, LEED AP
Staff Listing
- Establishment of standards for the design, construction and maintenance of airports through a series of advisory circulars, engineering briefs, and other guidance documents
- Airport Snow and Ice Removal
- Runway Protection Zones (RPZs)
- Airport Lighting Certification Program
- Airport Visual Aids
- Heliport Design
- ICAO - Heliport Design
- Airport Construction Standards
- Airport Pavement Design and Construction
- Airport Paving Standards
- Pavement Maintenance
- Pavement Management
- Pavement R&D
- Reporting Airport Pavement Condition
- Pavement Software (FAARFIELD & COMFAA)
- Pavement Strength Reporting (PCN)
- Airport Design
- Deicing Pad Design
- ICAO - Airport Design
- New Large Aircraft
- Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM)
- Runway Protection Zones (RPZs)
- SAE G-12 Committee Liaison
- Spaceports
- Taxiway Geometry
- Airport Construction Standards
- Airport Pavement Design and Construction
- Airport Paving Standards
- Pavement Maintenance
- Pavement Management
- Pavement R&D
- Reporting Airport Pavement Condition
- Pavement Software (FAARFIELD & COMFAA)
- Pavement Strength Reporting (PCN)
- Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Vehicle Training Facilities
- Airport Avian Radar Systems
- Airport Visual Aids
- Foreign Object Debris (FOD)
- Next Gen Technology Liaison
- R&D
- Surface Surveillance Systems
- Vehicle Painting, Marking, and Lighting
- Airport Drainage
- Seaplane Bases
- Airport Construction
- Architectural, Engineering, and Planning Consultant Services for Airport Grant Projects
- Alternative Delivery Methods
- Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS)
- Runway Safety Areas
- Airport Construction Standards
- Airport Pavement Design and Construction
- Airport Paving Standards
- Pavement Maintenance
- Pavement Management
- Pavement R&D
- Reporting Airport Pavement Condition
- Pavement Software (FAARFIELD & COMFAA)
- Pavement Strength Reporting (PCN)
- Airport Design
- Airport Marking
- ARFF Building Design
- Construction Safety and Phasing Plans
- Modification of Standards (MOS) Tool
- Operational Safety During Construction
- Runway Design
- Snow and Ice Control Equipment
- Taxiway Geometry
- Airport Signage
- Airport Visual Aids