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CS ADR-DSN.B.160 Width of runway strip

Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7 · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

CS ADR-DSN.B.160Width of runway strip

(a)A strip including a precision approach runway should extend laterally to a distance of at least:

(1)140 m where the code number is 3 or 4; and

(2)70 m where the code number is 1 or 2; on each side of the centre line of the runway and its extended centre line throughout the length of the strip.

(b)A strip including a non-precision approach runway should extend laterally to a distance of at least:

(1)140 m where the code number is 3 or 4; and

(2)70 m where the code number is 1 or 2; on each side of the centre line of the runway and its extended centre line throughout the length of the strip.

(c)A strip including a non-instrument runway should extend on each side of the centre line of the runway and its extended centre line throughout the length of the strip, to a distance of at least:

(1)75 m where the code number is 3 or 4;

(2)40 m where the code number is 2; and

(3)30 m where the code number is 1.

[Issue: ADR-DSN/4]

IR · CS ADR-DSN.B.160 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2017/021/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

All rules in CHAPTER B — RUNWAYS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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