GM1 ADR-DSN.B.125 Runway shoulders

(a)Runway shoulders should be considered because strong crosswinds may result in significant deviation from the runway centre line. In the case of some large aircraft, the wing-mounted engines may overhang the runway edge and there is a risk of jet blast eroding the surface adjacent to the runway. This can cause dust and the possible ingestion of debris by the engines.

(b)Further guidance on runway shoulders is given in ICAO Doc 9157, Aerodrome Design Manual, Part 1, Runways.

(c)Mitigation measures that can be considered are to provide the runway with inset runway edge lights (in lieu of elevated lights, to protect aeroplane from ingestion) and additional runway centre line guidance.

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