CHAPTER C — RUNWAY END SAFETY AREA
Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7 · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · CS ADR-DSN.C.210 – CS ADR-DSN.C.236
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CS ADR-DSN.C.210 Runway end safety areas (RESA)
The safety objective of the runway end safety area (RESA) is to minimise risks to aircraft and their occupants when an aeroplane overruns or undershoots…
GM1 ADR-DSN.C.210 Runway end safety areas (RESA)
General (1) A runway end safety area should provide an area long and wide enough, and suitable to contain overruns and undershoots resulting from a…
CS ADR-DSN.C.215 Dimensions of runway end safety areas
Length of runway end safety area (1) A runway end safety area should extend from the end of a runway strip to a distance of at least 90 m and, as far as…
GM1 ADR-DSN.C.215 Dimensions of runway end safety areas
It is accepted that many aerodromes were constructed before requirements for RESAs were introduced.
CS ADR-DSN.C.220 Objects on runway end safety areas
No fixed object, other than equipment and installations required for air navigation or for aeroplane safety purposes and satisfying the relevant…
GM1 ADR-DSN.C.220 Objects on runway end safety areas
Information regarding siting of equipment and installations on operational areas, including RESA, is detailed in CS ADR-DSN.T.915.
CS ADR-DSN.C.225 Clearing and grading of runway end safety areas
A runway end safety area should provide a cleared and graded area for aeroplanes which the runway is intended to serve in the event of an aeroplane…
GM1 ADR-DSN.C.225 Clearing and grading of runway end safety areas
The surface of the runway end safety area should be prepared but does not need to be prepared to the same quality as the runway strip.
CS ADR-DSN.C.230 Slopes on runway end safety areas
Longitudinal slopes (1) The slopes of a runway end safety area should be such that no part of the runway end safety area penetrates the approach or…
GM1 ADR-DSN.C.230 Slopes on runway end safety areas
Where clearway is provided, the slope on the RESA should be amended accordingly.
CS ADR-DSN.C.235 Strength of runway end safety areas
A runway end safety area should have a bearing strength sufficient to serve its primary purpose.
GM1 ADR-DSN.C.235 Strength of runway end safety areas
A runway end safety area should be so prepared or constructed as to reduce the risk of damage to an aeroplane undershooting or overrunning the runway…
CS ADR-DSN.C.236 Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS)
An EMAS, provided in accordance with paragraph (b) of CS ADR-DSN.C.215, is a type of arresting system consisting of high energy absorbing materials of…
GM1 ADR-DSN.C.236 Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS)
Engineered materials: The materials are tailored to specific mechanical properties and are referred to as engineered materials.
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