Airport engineering briefs provide additional information about airport engineering, design, and construction standards and specifications included in advisory circulars.
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On February 25, 2015, obsolete and out-of-date engineering briefs were cancelled.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.
| EB No. (View EB) |
Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Full Set (Zip, 15.8 MB) | Download the Full Set of Engineering Briefs as a Zipped File | Dec. 27, 2018 |
| EB99 (PDF) | Changes to Tables 3-2 and 3-4 of Advisory Circular 150/5300-13A, Airport Design (added 9/20/2018) Note: Editorially updated 9/24/2018 to correct metric equivalent in Table 3-2, column C, rows 4 and 5. |
Sept. 20, 2018 |
| EB98 (PDF) | Infrared Specifications for Aviation Obstruction Light Compatibility with Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) (added 12/19/2017) | Dec. 18, 2017 |
| EB97 (PDF) | Guidance for AeroMACS Installation by the Airport Operator (added 6/3/2016) | June 3, 2016 |
| EB95 (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 |
| EB94 (PDF) | Accommodating the Boeing B-777 Folding Wingtip Airplane onto Airports (added 4/2/2018) | April 2, 2018 |
| EB93 (PDF) | Guidance for the Assembly and Installation of Temporary Orange Construction Signs (added 12/15/2017) | Dec. 13, 2017 |
| Draft EB92A (PDF) | Light Spacing Guidance for New Taxiway Fillet Geometry (per AC 150/5300-13A, Airport Design) (added 2/2/2016)
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Feb. 2, 2016 |
| EB92 (PDF) | Light Spacing Guidance for New Taxiway Fillet Geometry (per AC 150/5300-13A, Airport Design) | Nov. 29, 2013 |
| EB91 (PDF, 1.3 MB) | Management of Vegetation in the Airport Environment | Nov. 15, 2013 |
| EB89 (PDF) | Taxiway Nomenclature Convention | Mar. 29, 2012 |
| EB88 | Reserved | NA |
| EB87 (PDF) | Heliport Perimeter Light for Visual Meteorological Conditions | Jan. 13, 2012 |
| EB86 | Reserved | NA |
| Draft EB85 (PDF) | Ductile Snowplow Protection Ring And Installation Procedures | Dec. 3, 2014 |
| Draft EB84 (PDF) | Remote Maintenance and Monitoring of ALCMS and L-821 Computerized Control Panels | Feb. 22, 2011 |
| EB83A (PDF, 1.17 MB) | In-Pavement Light Fixture Bolts (added 12/27/2018) | Dec. 26, 2018 |
| EB82 | Reserved | NA |
| EB79A (PDF) | Determining RSA NAVAID Frangibility and Fixed-By-Function Requirements | Jan. 21, 2016 |
| EB78 (PDF) | Linear Equations for Evaluating the Separation of Airplane Design Groups on Parallel Taxiways and Taxiways to Fixed/Movable Objects | Sept. 28, 2012 |
| EB76 (PDF) | Using Solar Power for Airport Obstruction Lighting | Jan. 14, 2008 |
| EB75 (PDF) | Incorporation of Runway Incursion Prevention into Taxiway and Apron Design | Nov. 8, 2007 |
| EB74A (PDF) | Use of 150-foot (45-M) Wide Runways and Blast Pads for Boeing 747-8 Operations | Aug. 11, 2011 |
| EB73 (PDF) | Use of Non-Standard 75-Foot- (23-M) Wide Straight Taxiway Sections for Boeing 747-8 Taxiing Operations | Nov. 27, 2007 |
| EB72A (PDF) | Positive Identification of Runways for Landing | Nov. 2, 2007 |
| EB67D (PDF) | Light Sources Other than Incandescent and Xenon for Airport and Obstruction Lighting Fixtures
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Mar. 6, 2012 |
| EB66 (PDF) | Rubblized Portland Cement Concrete Base Course | Feb. 13, 2004 |
| EB65A (PDF) | Use of 150-Foot- (45-M) Wide Runways for Airbus A380 Operations | Dec. 10, 2007 |
| EB64D (PDF) | Runway Status Lights System | May 9, 2011 |
| EB63B (PDF) | Taxiways for Airbus A380 Taxiing Operations (Supersedes EB 63a) | Nov. 27, 2007 |
| EB57 (PDF) | Extended Q-Value Table for Estimating Percent of Lot Within Limits (Pwl). Q-Value and PWL Table (MS Excel) |
May 19, 1999 |
| EB56 (PDF) | Development of Revised Acceptance Criteria for Item P-401 and Item P-501. | Jan. 27, 1999 |
| EB42 (PDF) | Geocomposite Pavement Edge Drains | Mar. 22, 1989 |
| EB34A (PDF) | Referee Testing of Hardened Portland Cement Concrete Pavement-Percent within Limits Revision | May 13, 2002 |