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Results for Document Number: 150/5300-1

150/5300-13B - Airport Design - Change 1

Status
Active
Date issued
2024-08-16
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

This AC contains the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) standards and recommendations for the geometric layout and engineering design of runways, taxiways, aprons, and other facilities at civil airports. This substantial revision fully incorporates all previous changes to AC 150/5300-13A as well as new standards and technical requirements.

AC 150/5300-13B cancelled the following Engineering Briefs (EBs):

  1. EB 63B - Taxiways for Airbus A380 Taxiing Operations
  2. EB 73 - Use of Non-Standard 75-Foot- (23-M) Wide Straight Taxiway Sections for Boeing 747-8 Taxiing Operations
  3. EB 78 - Linear Equations for Evaluating the Separation of Airplane Design Groups on Parallel Taxiways and Taxiways to Fixed/Movable Objects
  4. EB 99A - Changes to Tables 3-2 and 3-4 of Advisory Circular 150/5300-13A, Airport Design

Change 1 cancels the following Engineering Briefs (EBs):

  1. EB 65A - Use of 150-Foot (45-M) Wide Runways for Airbus A380 Operations
  2. EB 74A - Use of 150-foot (45-M) Wide Runways and Blast Pads for Boeing 747-8 Operations
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150/5300-13A Airport Design

Contains the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) standards and recommendations for the geometric layout and engineering design of runways, taxiways, aprons, and other facilities at civil airports.This substantial revision fully incorporates all previous changes to AC 150/5300-13 as well as new standards and technical requirements.

See also Interim Guidance on Land Uses Within a Runway Protection Zone.

 2012-09-28

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150/5300-14D - Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities

Status
Active
Date issued
2020-03-17
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

This AC provides standards and guidance for designing aircraft deicing facilities.

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150/5300-16B - General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Surveys: Establishment of Geodetic Control and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey

Status
Active
Date issued
2019-07-08
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

This AC explains the specifications for establishing geodetic control on or near an airport. It also describes how to submit the information to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for approval and to be included in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) in support of aeronautical information surveys.

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150/5300-19 - Airport Data and Information Program

Status
Active
Date issued
2015-09-30
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

This AC provides general guidance and information for airport owners and operators in the collection and management of data describing the physical infrastructure, characteristics, and services of their airport. This data is source material for the FAA’s aeronautical information databases, for use in the dissemination of aviation information to the public, preparation of government and private industry aeronautical charts, and related flight information publications. This AC also describes the schedule, frequency, and standards for airport inspections.

This AC replaces AC 150/5200-35A, Submitting the Airport Master Record in Order to Activate a New Airport.

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150/5300-17C - Standards for Using Remote Sensing Technologies in Airport Surveys (Consolidated to Include Change 1)

Status
Active
Date issued
2011-09-30
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Provides guidance on the use of remote sensing technologies in the collection of data describing the physical infrastructure of an airport. This version is a substantial rewrite and includes new sections on remote sensing technologies other than aerial imagery (primarily LIDAR) for collecting airport data. See also the Airport Data and Information Program.

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150/5300-18B - General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS: Field Data Collection and Geographic Information System (GIS) Standards

Status
Active
Date issued
2009-05-21
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Provides the specifications for the collection of airport data for the FAA Airport Surveying – Geographic Information System (GIS) Program. Also explains how to submit data to the FAA, which will forward the safety critical data to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for independent verification and validation. The standards covered in this document provide critical information for the operation and safety of the National Airspace System (NAS) and are classified as critical by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO Annex 15 defines data as critical when “there is a high probability when using corrupted critical data that the continued safe flight and landing of an aircraft would be severely at risk with the potential for catastrophe.” The information furnished under these standards covers the entire spectrum of the FAA’s airport data requirements. See also Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP).

Note: We have re-activated this AC until further notice. Please see the letter cancelling AC 150/5300-18C and re-activating AC 150/5300-18B.

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Changes
Changes
Change Title Date
1

AC 150/5300-18B Change 1

This change incorporates updated airport data collection standards and deletes outdated information. These changes clarify airport data collection and ongoing Airports GIS and other system enhancements.

 2014-02-24
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150/5300-18A General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS: Field Data Collection and Geographic Information System (GIS) Standards

Provides the specifications for the collection of airport survey data through field and office methodologies in support of aeronautical information and airport engineering surveys. It also explains how to submit data to the FAA, which will forward the data to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for quality control purposes. The primary purpose of these general guidelines and specifications is to list the requirements for aeronautical surveys conducted at airports in support of the FAA Airport Surveying–GIS Program.

Because of the size of this document, it is available as one large file (see Complete) or as several smaller files (see Parts 1-4).

 2007-09-15

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150/5300-15A - Use Of Value Engineering For Engineering And Design Of Airport Grant Projects

Status
Active
Date issued
2008-09-30
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description
Provides guidance on using value engineering (VE) in airport projects funded under the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Airport Grant program.
Content
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Number Title Date
150/5300-15 Use of Value Engineering for Engineering and Design of Airport Grant Projects Provides guidance for the use of value engineering (VE) in airport projects funded under the Airport Grant Program. 1993-09-09

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150/5300-18C - Survey and Data Standards for Submission of Aeronautical Data Using Airports GIS (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2016-02-02
Cancellation notes
Letter
Date issued
2015-09-30
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

This AC provides the specifications and technical requirements for data collection conducted at airports in support of the FAA Airport Surveying – Geographic Information System (GIS) Program. The information furnished under these standards covers the entire spectrum of the FAA’s airport data requirements, including runway and stopway data, navigational aid data, obstruction data, and data on various airport features, including taxiways, aprons, and landmark features.

This version of the AC is a major rewrite; it now conforms to the new FAA enterprise data model and process of maintaining a single authoritative source of aeronautical data.

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150/5300-14C - Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2020-03-17
Cancellation notes
150/5300-14D
Date issued
2013-08-07
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

This AC provides standards and recommendations for use in the design of aircraft deicing facilities.

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150/5300-13A - Airport Design (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2022-03-31
Cancelled by
150/5300-13B
Cancellation notes
Superseded
Date issued
2012-09-28
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Contains the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) standards and recommendations for the geometric layout and engineering design of runways, taxiways, aprons, and other facilities at civil airports.This substantial revision fully incorporates all previous changes to AC 150/5300-13 as well as new standards and technical requirements.

See also Interim Guidance on Land Uses Within a Runway Protection Zone.

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Changes
Changes
Change Title Date
1

150/5300-13A - Change 1

This change replaces Runway Reference Code (RRC) with new Approach and Departure Reference Code (APRC and DPRC) designations; expands Taxiway Fillet information and adds a new Appendix 8, Taxiway Fillet Design; adjusts TDG limits, with associated changes to fillet dimensions; moves Figure 4-1 to Chapter 1; combines Tables 3-4 and 3-5 to form Standards for Instrument Approach Procedures; incorporates minor editorial corrections; adds a Record of Changes at the end of the AC; and incorporates revisions describes in the Errata Sheet for the original release.

See also Additional Design Tools and Drawings for Change 1.

 2014-02-26

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150/5300-17B - General Guidance And Specifications For Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition And Submission To The National Geodetic Survey (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2011-09-30
Cancellation notes
AC 150/5300-17C
Date issued
2008-09-29
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Provides the specifications for Airport Imagery acquisition and how to submit the imagery for review and approval in support of aeronautical information and airport engineering surveys. See also Airports GIS Video Training Series.

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Number Title Date
150/5300-17A General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey Provides the specifications for Airport Imagery Acquisition and how to submit the imagery to the National Geodetic Survey for approval in support of aeronautical information and airport engineering surveys. 2007-09-15

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150/5300-14B - Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2013-08-07
Cancellation notes
150/5300-14C
Date issued
2008-02-05
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Provides standards, specifications, and guidance for designing aircraft deicing facilities.

Content
Cancels
Cancels
Number Title Date
150/5300-14A Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities Provides standards, specifications, and guidance for designing aircraft deicing facilities. Note: Column No. 1 of Table 3-1 in this AC is cancelled and should be replaced with Column No. 1 of Table 3-2..

See also Draft AC 150/5300-14B. 		2007-09-18

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150/5300-14A - Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2008-02-05
Cancelled by
150/5300-14B
Date issued
2007-09-18
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description
Provides standards, specifications, and guidance for designing aircraft deicing facilities. Note: Column No. 1 of Table 3-1 in this AC is cancelled and should be replaced with Column No. 1 of Table 3-2..

See also Draft AC 150/5300-14B.
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150/5300-18A - General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS: Field Data Collection and Geographic Information System (GIS) Standards (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2008-05-08
Cancelled by
150/5300-18B
Date issued
2007-09-15
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Provides the specifications for the collection of airport survey data through field and office methodologies in support of aeronautical information and airport engineering surveys. It also explains how to submit data to the FAA, which will forward the data to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for quality control purposes. The primary purpose of these general guidelines and specifications is to list the requirements for aeronautical surveys conducted at airports in support of the FAA Airport Surveying–GIS Program.

Because of the size of this document, it is available as one large file (see Complete) or as several smaller files (see Parts 1-4).

Content

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150/5300-17A - General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2008-09-29
Cancelled by
150/5300-17B
Date issued
2007-09-15
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description
Provides the specifications for Airport Imagery Acquisition and how to submit the imagery to the National Geodetic Survey for approval in support of aeronautical information and airport engineering surveys.
Content

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150/5300-16A - General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Surveys: Establishment of Geodetic Control and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2019-07-08
Cancellation notes
150/5300-16B
Date issued
2007-09-15
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Explains the specifications for establishing geodetic control on or near an airport. It also describes how to submit the information to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for approval and to be included in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) in support of aeronautical information surveys. See also Airports GIS Video Training Series.

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150/5300-18 - General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS: Field Data Collection and Geographic Information System (GIS) Standards (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2007-09-15
Cancellation notes
150/5300-18A
Date issued
2006-03-29
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description
Provides the specifications for the collection of airport survey data through field and office methodologies in support of aeronautical information and airport engineering surveys. It also explains how to submit data to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which will forward the data to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for quality control purposes. The primary purpose of these general guidelines and specifications is to list the requirements for aeronautical surveys conducted at airports in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Surveying–GIS Program. Note to Users: Not all agreed upon comments received have been incorporated into this version of the document. However, they may be incorporated in the next revision after due technical review and consultation with industry.

Because of the size of this document, it is available as one large file (see Complete) or as several smaller files (see Parts 1-3).
Content

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150/5300-17 - General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2007-09-15
Cancellation notes
150/5300-17A
Date issued
2006-03-29
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description
Provides the specifications for Airport Imagery Acquisition and describes how to submit the imagery to the National Geodetic Survey for approval in support of aeronautical information and airport engineering surveys. Note to Users: Not all agreed upon comments received have been incorporated into this version of the document. However, they may be incorporated in the next revision after due technical review and consultation with industry.
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150/5300-16 - General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Surveys: Establishment of Geodetic Control and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2007-09-15
Cancellation notes
150/5300-16A
Date issued
2006-02-13
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

Explains the specifications for establishing geodetic control on or near an airport. It also describes how to submit the information to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) for approval and to be included in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) in support of aeronautical information surveys.

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150/5300-15 - Use of Value Engineering for Engineering and Design of Airport Grant Projects (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2008-09-30
Cancelled by
150/5300-15A
Date issued
1993-09-09
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description
Provides guidance for the use of value engineering (VE) in airport projects funded under the Airport Grant Program.
Content

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150/5300-14 - Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2007-09-18
Cancellation notes
150/5300-14A
Date issued
1993-08-23
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description
Provides standards, specifications, and guidance for designing aircraft deicing facilities.
Content

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Changes
Changes
Change Title Date
1

Change 1 - Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities

 1999-08-13
2

Change #2 to Design of Aircraft Deicing Facilities

 2000-08-31

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150/5300-13 - Airport Design (Cancelled)

Date cancelled
2012-09-28
Cancellation notes
AC 150/5300-13A
Date issued
1989-09-29
Office of Primary Responsibility
AAS-100, Office of Airport Safety & Standards - Airport Engineering Division
Description

This advisory circular (AC) provides standards and recommendations for airport design. Consolidated file contains Changes 1-18.

We expect to publish an update to this AC in September 2012. Learn more about the changes planned for AC 150/5300-13A.

Because of the size of this document, it is available as one large file (see Complete Consolidated) or as several smaller files (see Parts 1-4).

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Changes
Changes
Change Title Date
5

Change 5 - Airport Design

Provides guidance to assist airport sponsors in their evaluation and preparation of the airport landing surface to support instrument approach procedures and incorporates change 4 criteria into the airport layout plan preparation guidance.

 1997-02-14
6

Change 6 - Airport Design

Provides expanded guidance for new approach procedures and incorporates new Flight Standards requirements. 		2000-09-30
7

Change 7 - Airport Design

Provides new guidance consistent with Runway Safety Area Program requirments, clarifies nighttime threshold siting requirements, and revises new instrument approach procedures and requirements for preparing airport layout plans. 		2002-10-01
8

Change 8 - Airport Design

Removes Precision Object Free Area (POFA) and establishes Precision Obstacle Free Zone (POFZ), changes standards for the Runway Safety Area, and revises Appendix 2 to allow for greater flexibility in threshold siting criteria. 		2004-09-30
9

Change 9 - Airport Design

Corrects Table 3-3 and revises Appendix 2 to include standards for runway end siting requirements, including a new 40:1 departure surface. 		2005-09-26
10

Change 10 - Airport Design

Adds information about tail heights and a table specifying wingspan and tail heights for each Airplane Design Group to Chapter 1, a paragraph about End-Around Taxiways and associated figures and tables to Chapter 4, and a new Appendix 17, Minimum Distances Between Certain Airport Features and Any On-Airport Agriculture Crops. Includes changes to Chapter 1; Tables 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3; Chapter 4; Appendix 2, and Appendix 16. Cancels Appendices 6 and 7. See also Errata Sheet below. 		2006-09-29
11

Change 11 - Airport Design

Clarifies the standard for the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ), makes an editorial correction to Table 3-3, and updates the Table of Contents and Figure 2-3. 		2007-03-28
12

Change 12 - Airport Design

Reschedules the One Engine Inoperative (OEI) implementation date from January 1, 2008, to January 1, 2009. Also requires end-around taxiway projects to be pre-approved by the Office of Airport Safety and Standards, Airport Engineering Division; changes the applicability of Appendix 2, paragraph 3b, to allow the use of these standards to object to objects affecting navigable airspace relative to 14 CFR Part 77; and identifies what Airport Airspace Analysis Survey criteria to use based on current or planned instrument approaches serving the runway ends. 		2008-01-03
13

Change 13 - Airport Design

Moves data from Table 1 of Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5340-18D, Standards for Airport Sign Systems, into Tables 2-1 and 2-2 of this AC. A new paragraph 213 includes the information from Table 1 and additional information about this change. 		2008-06-19
14

Change 14 - Airport Design

This Change reschedules the One Engine Inoperative (OEI) implementation date from January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2010. 		2008-11-01
15

Change 15 - Airport Design

Reschedules the One Engine Inoperative (OEI) implementation date from January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2010. The change also (1) revises table 1-1 to remove the increase in RSA width for an airport reference code (ARC) upgrade from aircraft approach category C to D due to an increase in airport elevation, (2) revises table 2-2 to increase 1 foot per 100 feet increase above sea level all distances for all items for Aircraft Approach Category D to comply with Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS), and (3) revises Appendix 14 to include the use of declared distances when the runway threshold is displaced due to obstructions and to clarify the airport owner’s responsibility to provide declared distances for inclusion in the Airport/Facility Directory for each operational runway direction.

 2009-12-31
16

Change 16 - Airport Design

Reschedules the One Engine Inoperative (OEI) implementation date from January 1, 2011, to January 1, 2012.
 

 2011-01-03
17

Change 17 - Airport Design

 2011-09-30
18

Change 18 - Airport Design

Removes the One Engine Inoperative (OEI) implementation date of January 1, 2012, as well as Figure A2-4, One-Engine Inoperative (OEI) Obstacle Identification Surface (62.5:1). Explains the FAA is developing a National OEI Policy based on the recommendations from the National OEI Pilot Project.

The consolidated version of AC 150/5300-13 includes this Change.

 2011-12-30

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