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Series 150 Advisory Circulars (ACs) for Airport Projects

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Number Title Status Office Date
150/5210-24 Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Management

Provides guidance for developing and managing an airport foreign object debris (FOD) program. In addition, this AC provides specifications for the equipment used in FOD removal operations.

Cancelled AAS-300 2010-09-30
150/5345-39D Specification for L-853, Runway and Taxiway Retroreflective Markers

Contains the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards for retroreflective markers for airport runways and taxiways.

Cancelled AAS-100 2011-09-26
150/5210-25 Performance Specification for Airport Vehicle Runway Incursion Warning Systems (RIWS)

This AC contains minimum performance specifications for systems and equipment airports use to provide a warning to drivers on an airfield about a potential runway incursion.

Cancelled AAS-100 2012-09-28
150/5345-27E Specification for Wind Cone Assemblies

This AC contains a specification for wind cone assemblies to be used to provide wind information to pilots.

Cancelled AAS-100 2013-09-26
150/5300-16A General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Surveys: Establishment of Geodetic Control and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey

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.

Cancelled AAS-100 2007-09-15
150/5360-13 Planning and Design Guidelines for Airport Terminal Facilities

Provides guidelines for the planning and design of airport terminal buildings and related access facilities.

Cancelled APP-400 1988-04-22
150/5345-26D FAA Specification For L-823 Plug And Receptacle, Cable Connectors

Contains the specification for plug and receptacle (cable connectors) used with underground power cables, isolation transformer leads, and light fixture leads for airport lighting systems.

Cancelled AAS-100 2008-09-30
150/5340-18F Standards for Airport Sign Systems

Contains standards for the siting and installation of signs on airport runways and taxiways, including taxiway ending markers, location signs, runway distance remaining signs, mandatory hold signs associated with POFZ and CAT II/III operations, and many others.

Cancelled AAS-100 2010-08-16
150/5345-42H Specification for Airport Light Bases, Transformer Housings, Junction Boxes, and Accessories

This advisory circular contains the specifications for airport light bases, transformer housings, junction boxes, accessories, elevated light fixture covers and stakes.

Cancelled AAS-100 2015-11-06
150/5345-46E Specification for Runway and Taxiway Light Fixtures

Contains FAA specifications for light fixtures to be used on airport runways and taxiways. See also--

Cancelled AAS-100 2016-03-02
150/5320-6F Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation

This advisory circular provides guidance to the public on the design and evaluation of pavements used by aircraft at civil airports.

Cancelled AAS-100 2016-11-10
150/5345-44K Specification for Runway and Taxiway Signs

This AC contains the FAA specifications for unlighted and lighted signs to be used on taxiways and runways.

Cancelled AAS-100 2015-10-08
150/5210-6D Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Agents

Provides guidance on Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Agents and provides an acceptable methodology for complying with Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 139, Certification of Airports.

Cancelled AAS-100 2004-07-08
150/5360-9 Planning and Design of Airport Terminal Facilities at Non-Hub Locations

Provides guidance material for the planning and design of airport terminal buildings at non-hub locations.

Cancelled APP-400 1980-04-04
150/5220-23 Frangible Connections

Contains specifications for the frangible connections used to support objects located in airfield safety areas, including fuse bolts, special material bolts, frangible couplings, tear-through fasteners, and tear-out sections.

Cancelled AAS-100 2009-04-27
150/5370-10G Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports

The standards contained in this AC relate to materials and methods used for the construction of airports.

Cancelled AAS-100 2014-07-21
150/5370-14B Hot Mix Asphalt Paving Handbook

This AC provides general guidance on asphalt paving operations. The Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving Handbook 2000 (handbook) is in Appendix 1 of this AC.

Cancelled AAS-100 2013-09-27
150/5335-5C Standardized Method of Reporting Airport Pavement Strength - PCN

This AC provides guidance for using the standardized International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) method, called the Aircraft Classification Number – Pavement Classification Number (ACN-PCN) method, to report airport runway, taxiway, and apron pavement strength.

Cancelled AAS-100 2014-08-14
150/5345-28G Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) Systems

Contains the FAA standards for the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) systems, which provides pilots with visual glideslope guidance during approach for landing.

Cancelled AAS-100 2011-09-29
150/5100-13B Development of State Standards for Nonprimary Airports

Provides guidelines for the development of State standards for and the use of State highway specifications for pavement construction at nonprimary public-use airports as provided for in title 49 United States Code (USC), Sections 47105(c) and 47114(d)(5), respectively.

Cancelled AAS-100 2011-08-31
150/5390-2C Heliport Design

Provides standards for the design of heliports serving helicopters with single rotors. Basic concepts can also be applied to facilities serving helicopters with tandem (front and rear) or dual (side by side) rotors; although many standards will not apply to these facilities.

Cancelled AAS-100 2012-04-24
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.

Cancelled AAS-100 2012-09-28
150/5340-1L Standards for Airport Markings

This AC contains the FAA standards for markings used on airport runways, taxiways, and aprons.

Cancelled AAS-100 2013-09-27
150/5345-42J Specification for Airport Light Bases, Transformer Housings, Junction Boxes, and Accessories

This advisory circular (AC) contains the specifications for airport light bases, transformer housings, junction boxes, accessories, and elevated light fixture covers and stakes.

Cancelled AAS-100 2019-09-12
150/5345-43H Specification for Obstruction Lighting Equipment

This AC contains the FAA specification for obstruction lighting equipment. Effective 12 months after the date of this circular, only that equipment qualified per this specification will be listed in AC 150/5345-53, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program.

Cancelled AAS-100 2016-09-28
150/5340-18G Standards for Airport Sign Systems

This AC contains the FAA standards for the siting and installation of signs on airport runways and taxiways.

Cancelled AAS-100 2019-05-10