Chapter 6
Table 6.1. Fixed-Wing Aprons.
Class A Runway
Class B Runway
Item
Item
No.
Description
Requirement
Remarks
Width of
10
7.5 m
15 m
For Army and Air Force airfields.
Shoulders (Total
[25 ft]
[50 ft]
Width Including
Paved and
Unpaved)
11
Paved Width of
7.5 m
7.5 m
Army and Air Force airfields not
Shoulders
[25 ft]
[25 ft]
otherwise specified.
Not Applicable
15 m
Army and Air Force airfields that
[50 ft]
accommodate B-52, C-5, E-4 and
747 aircraft.
Longitudinal
12
Variable
Conform to longitudinal grade of
Grade of
the abutting primary pavement.
Shoulders
Transverse
13
Min 2.0%
Army airfields and Air Force
Grade of Paved
Max 4.0%
airfields not otherwise specified.
Shoulder
NA
Min 1.5%
Air
Force
airfields
that
Max 2.0%
accommodate B-52 aircraft.
(a) 40 mm [1-"]
Transverse
14
NA
drop off at edge
Grade of
of paved
Unpaved
shoulder.
Shoulders
(b) 5% slope first
3 m [10 ft] from
paved shoulder.
(c) Beyond 3 m
[10 ft] from edge
of paved
shoulder, 2.0%
min, 4.0% max.
Clearance from 30 m
15
40 m
Army airfields.
Apron
[100 ft]
[125 ft]
This distance to be clear of all
Boundary
fixed and mobile obstacles except
Marking to
as noted in Attachment 14.
Fixed or Mobile
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