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CS ADR-DSN.M.705 Stopway lights

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.M.705Stopway lights

(a)Applicability: Stopway lights should be provided for a stopway intended for use at night, or in runway visual range conditions less than a value of 800 m.

(b)Location:

(1)Stopway lights should be placed along the full length of the stopway and should be in two parallel rows that are equidistant from the centre line and coincident with the rows of the runway edge lights. The spacing between the lights should be in accordance with CS ADR-DSN.M.675(b)(4). Stopway lights placed along the edge of the stopway should consist of at least one pair of lights.

(2)At least four uni-directional stopway lights equally spaced across the width of the stopway should be provided across the end of a stopway on a line at right angles to the stopway axis as near to the end of the stopway as possible and, in any case, not more than 3 m outside the end.

(c)Characteristics:

(1)Stopway lights should be fixed unidirectional lights showing red in the direction of the runway.

(2)Stopway lights chromaticity should be in accordance with the specifications in CS ADR-DSN.U.930 and Figure U-1A or U-1B, as appropriate.

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IR · CS ADR-DSN.M.705 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2021/004/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

All rules in CHAPTER M — VISUAL AIDS FOR NAVIGATION (LIGHTS)

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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