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instrument runway

EASA defines “instrument runway” in one regulation, with a separate wording for each case. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘instrument runway’ means one of the following types of runways intended for the operation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures:

1.‘non-precision approach runway’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one nonvisual aid, intended for landing operations following a type A instrument approach operation;

2.‘precision approach runway, category I’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT I instrument approach operation;

3.‘precision approach runway, category II’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT II instrument approach operation;

4.‘precision approach runway, category III’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT III instrument approach operation;

Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to IV · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · Read the article

‘Instrument runway’ means one of the following types of runways intended for the operation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures:

1.‘Non-precision approach runway’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type A instrument approach operation.

2.‘Precision approach runway, Category I’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one nonvisual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT I instrument approach operation.

3.‘Precision approach runway, Category II’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one nonvisual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT II instrument approach operation.

4.‘Precision approach runway, Category III’: a runway served by visual aids and at least one nonvisual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT III instrument approach operation.

CS ADR-DSN.A.002 · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · Read CS ADR-DSN.A.002

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