Runway-type FATO

EASA defines “Runway-type FATO” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘Runway-type FATO’ means a FATO having characteristics similar in shape to a runway.

CS HPT-DSN.A.020 · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · Read CS HPT-DSN.A.020

Defined in the same article

Dynamic load-bearing surface
final approach and take-off area (FATO)
Helicopter air taxiway
Helicopter clearway
Helicopter ground taxiway
Helicopter stand
Helicopter taxi-route
Heliport

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