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3.4 — Runway strips Besluit toezicht luchtvaart BES

Runway strips

Note A runway strip is an area enclosing a runway and any associated stopway. Its purpose is to:

(a) reduce the risk of damage to an airplane running off the runway by providing a graded area which meets specified longitudinal and transverse slopes, and bearing strength requirements, and

(b) protect airplanes flying over it during landing, balked landing or take-off by providing an area which is cleared of obstacles except permitted aids to air navigation.

Ideally the whole of a runway strip should be clear of obstacles but in practice it is recognized that the strip facilitates the installation of visual, radio and radar aids, and some of these cannot perform their function if they are sited outside the runway strip. Equipment essential to an approach, landing or balked landing is permitted within the runway strip provided thatthe entire structure complies with the frangibility requirements.

Drainage channels, catch pits and other essential design features at aerodromes should not constitute hazards to airplanes. Whenever possible, items which are not required to be at ground level should be buried to a depth of not less than 0.45 m. Within the graded area of the runway strip constructions such as plinths, runway ends, paved taxiway edges, etc should be delethalised, that is, so constructed as to avoid presenting a buried vertical face to aircraft wheels in soft ground conditions in any direction from which an aircraft is likely to approach.

To eliminate a buried vertical surface, a slope should be provided which extends from the top of the construction to not less than 0.3 m below ground level. The slope should be no greater than 1:10.

Agricultural crops other than long grass should not be grown within the runway strip since they would either conflict with the requirements of paragraph 4.1.1(a), provide a bird-attractive environment or be a fire hazard. See paragraph 11.3.3.

The total area within the runway strip should be capable of supporting unrestricted access for emergency service vehicles.

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Besluit toezicht luchtvaart BES
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AMvB-BES
Geldend vanaf
01-01-2021
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2021-01-01_0

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