Airport Engineering Briefs
Airport engineering briefs provide additional information about airport engineering, design, and construction standards and specifications included in advisory circulars.
Cancelled EBs
On February 25, 2015, obsolete and out-of-date engineering briefs were cancelled. Use of materials or procedures in any of the cancelled engineering briefs will require a modification to standards.
- Cancelled Airport Engineering Briefs (updated 1/14/2025)
Current EBs
| EB No. (View EB) |
Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Full Set (Zip) | Download the Full Set of Engineering Briefs as a Zipped File | Dec. 27, 2024 |
| EB 110 | Reserved | NA |
| EB 109 | Reserved | NA |
| EB 108 | Reserved | NA |
| EB 107 (PDF) |
Aeronautical Study of 5G C-Band Antennas Note: Editorially updated to correct the frequencies identified in the last sentence of par. 4.0 (5/2/2023) |
April 19, 2023 |
| EB 106 | Guidance for the Implementation of Changes in Industry Cement Standard Specifications | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| EB 105A |
Vertiport Design, Supplemental Guidance to Advisory Circular 150/5390-2D, Heliport Design Video: EB 105A, Vertiports Industry Day, January 14, 2025 (FAA YouTube Channel) |
Dec. 27, 2024 |
| EB 103 (PDF) | Engineered Materials Arresting System Retroreflective Markers | March 2, 2022 |
| EB 102 | Asphalt Treated Permeable Base Course | March 25, 2021 |
| EB 101 | Internal Use | |
| EB 100A (PDF) | Holding Position Sign and Marking for Runway Approach/Departure Areas | July 24, 2020 |
| EB 98 (PDF) | Infrared Specifications for Aviation Obstruction Light Compatibility with Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) | Dec. 18, 2017 |
| EB 97 (PDF) | Guidance for AeroMACS Installation by the Airport Operator | June 3, 2016 |
| EB 95 (PDF) | Additional Siting and Survey Considerations for Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and Other Visual Glide Slope Indicators (VGSI) Note: We have removed the note from paragraph 8.2. PAPIs installed per FAA siting criteria are exempt from the 7460 process. (updated 3/29/2018) |
Dec. 19, 2017 |
| EB 94B | Accommodating the Boeing B-777 Folding Wingtip Airplane onto Airports | Sept. 9, 2024 |
| EB 93 (PDF) | Guidance for the Assembly and Installation of Temporary Orange Construction Signs | Dec. 13, 2017 |
| EB 92 (PDF) | Light Spacing Guidance for New Taxiway Fillet Geometry (per AC 150/5300-13A, Airport Design) | Nov. 29, 2013 |
| EB 89A | Taxiway Nomenclature Convention | Dec. 13, 2022 |
| EB 88 | Reserved | NA |
| EB 87 | Heliport Perimeter Light for Visual Meteorological Conditions | Jan. 13, 2012 |
| EB 86 | Reserved | NA |
| EB 83A | In-Pavement Light Fixture Bolts | Dec. 26, 2018 |
| EB 82 | Reserved | NA |
| EB 79A (PDF) | Determining RSA NAVAID Frangibility and Fixed-By-Function Requirements | Jan. 21, 2016 |
| EB 76 (PDF) | Using Solar Power for Airport Obstruction Lighting | Jan. 14, 2008 |
| EB 75 (PDF) | Incorporation of Runway Incursion Prevention into Taxiway and Apron Design | Nov. 8, 2007 |
| EB 72A (PDF) | Positive Identification of Runways for Landing | Nov. 2, 2007 |
| EB 67D | Light Sources Other than Incandescent and Xenon for Airport and Obstruction Lighting Fixtures
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Mar. 6, 2012 |
| EB 66 (PDF) | Rubblized Portland Cement Concrete Base Course | Feb. 13, 2004 |
| EB 64D (PDF) | Runway Status Lights System | May 9, 2011 |
| EB 57 (PDF) | Extended Q-Value Table for Estimating Percent of Lot Within Limits (Pwl). Q-Value and PWL Table (MS Excel) |
May 19, 1999 |
| EB 56 (PDF) | Development of Revised Acceptance Criteria for Item P-401 and Item P-501. | Jan. 27, 1999 |
| EB 42 (PDF) | Geocomposite Pavement Edge Drains | Mar. 22, 1989 |
| EB 34A (PDF) | Referee Testing of Hardened Portland Cement Concrete Pavement-Percent within Limits Revision | May 13, 2002 |