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CS ADR-DSN.E.365 Clearance distances on aircraft stands

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.E.365Clearance distances on aircraft stands

(a)The safety objective of clearance distances on aircraft stands is to provide safe separation between an aircraft using the stand and any adjacent building, aircraft on another stand and other objects.

(b)An aircraft stand should provide the following minimum clearances between an aircraft entering or exiting the stand and any adjacent building, aircraft on another stand and other objects:

Code LetterClearance
A3 m
B3 m
C4.5 m
D7.5 m
E7.5 m
F7.5 m

(c)The minimum clearance distance for code letters D, E and F can be reduced:

(1)for height limited objects,

(2)if the stand is restricted for aircraft with specific characteristics,

(3)in the following locations (for aircraft using a taxi-in, push-back procedure only):

(i)between the terminal (including passenger loading bridges) and the nose of an aircraft; and

(ii)over a portion of the stand provided with azimuth guidance by a visual docking guidance system.

[Issue: ADR-DSN/3]

IR · CS ADR-DSN.E.365 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2016/027/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

All rules in CHAPTER E — APRONS

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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