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CS ADR-DSN.C.230 Slopes on runway end safety areas

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.C.230Slopes on runway end safety areas

(a)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 take-off climb surface.

(2)The longitudinal slopes of a runway end safety area should not exceed a downward slope of 5 %. Longitudinal slope changes should be as gradual as practicable, and abrupt changes or sudden reversals of slopes should be avoided.

(b)Transverse slopes The transverse slopes of a runway end safety area should not exceed an upward or downward slope of 5 %. Transitions between differing slopes should be as gradual as practicable.

IR · CS ADR-DSN.C.230 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2014/013/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

All rules in CHAPTER C — RUNWAY END SAFETY AREA

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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