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Advisory Circulars (ACs)

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Number Title Status Office Date
150/5220-4B Water Supply Systems for Aircraft Fire and Rescue Protection

Provides guidance for the selection of a water source and standards for the design of a distribution system to support aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service operations on airports.

Cancelled AAS-300 1992-07-29
150/5220-9A Aircraft Arresting Systems

Contains FAA standards and recommendations for the installations of aircraft arresting systems on civil airports not owned or operated by the U.S.

Cancelled AAS-300 2006-12-20
150/5220-13B Runway Surface Condition Sensor Specification Guide

Provides guidance to irport operators, consultants, and design engineers on preparing procurement specifications for sensor systems that monitor and report runway surface conditions.

Cancelled AAS-100 1991-03-27
150/5220-10C Guide Specification for Water/Foam Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

Contains performance standards, specifications, and recommendations for the design, construction, and testing of a family of aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles.

Cancelled AAS-100 2002-02-18
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
150/5220-10D Guide Specification for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles

Contains information, references, and guidelines for a family of aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles.

Cancelled AAS-100 2007-09-24
150/5220-17A Design Standards for an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Training Facility

Contains standards, specifications, and recommendations for the design of an aircraft rescue and firefighting training facility utilizing either propane or a flammable liquid hydrocarbon (FLH) as the fuel.

Cancelled AAS-100 1992-01-31
150/5220-16D Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) for Non-Federal Applications

This advisory circular (AC) contains the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) standard for the non-Federal AWOS.

Cancelled AJW-14A 2011-04-28
150/5220-10A Guide Specification for Water/Foam Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

Contains performance standards, specification, and recommendations for the design, construction, and testing of water/foam aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles.

Cancelled AAS-100 1991-07-03
150/5220-10 Guide Specification for Water/Foam Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

This guide specification was developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assist airport management in the development of local procurement specifications.

Cancelled AAS-100 1972-05-26
150/5220-10B Guide Specification for Water/Foam Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles

Contains performance standards, specification, and recommendations for the design, construction, and testing of water/foam aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicles.

Cancelled AAS-100 1997-10-20
150/5220-19 Guide Specification for Small Agent Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles

Contains performance standards, specifications, and recommendations for the design, construction, and testing of a family of small, dual agent aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles.

Cancelled AAS-100 1993-12-07
150/5220-22A Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) for Aircraft Overruns

Contains standards for the planning, design, and installation of EMAS in runway safety areas.

Cancelled AAS-100 2005-09-30
150/5220-18 Buildings for Storage and Maintenance of Airport Snow and Ice Control Equipment and Materials

Provides guidance for site selection, design and construction of buildings used to store and maintain airport snow and ice control equipment and materials.

Cancelled AAS-100 1992-10-15
150/5220-9 Aircraft Arresting System for Joint Civil/Military Airports

Updates existing policy and describes and illustrates the various types of military aircraft emergency arresting systems that are now installed at various joint civil/military airports.

Cancelled AAS-300 1970-04-06
150/5220-22 Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS) for Aircraft Overruns

Contains standards for the planning, design, and installation of EMAS in runway safety areas.

Cancelled AAS-100 1998-08-21
150/5220-16C Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) for Non-Federal Applications

Contains the FAA standard for non-Federal Automated Weather Observing Systems.

Cancelled AUA-430 1999-12-13
150/5220-20 Airport Snow and Ice Control Equipment

Provides guidance to airport operators on the procurement of snow and ice control equipment for airport use.

Cancelled AAS-100 1992-06-30
150/5220-16A Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) for Non-Federal Applications

Contains the FAA standard for non-Federal Automated Weather Observing Systems.

Cancelled AUA-430 1990-06-12
150/5220-21B Guide Specification for Devices Used to Board Airline Passengers with Mobility Impairments

Contains performance standards, specifications, and recommendations for the design, construction, and testing of devices used to assist in the boarding of airline passengers with mobility impairments.

Cancelled AAS-100 2000-03-17
150/5220-16B Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) for Non-Federal Applications Cancelled AUA-430 1995-11-11