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ORR # 2002-048 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AERONAUTICS COMMISSION GENERAL RULES
Filed with the Secretary of State on February 24, 2003
These rules take effect 7 days after filing with the Secretary of State
(By authority conferred on the aeronautics commission by section 51 of 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.51, and section 11 of 1959 PA 259, MCL 259.491)
The general rules of the aeronautics commission, being R 259.201 to R 259.807, are R 259.241, R 259.243, and R 259.244, of the Michigan Administrative Code are amended to read as follows:
PART 4. AIRPORT CLASSIFICATION
R 259.241 Scope.
Rule 241. This part prescribes the minimum airport facilities required for the granting of a license to operate a public use airport as provided by 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1 et seq. Licensed public use airports shall be included on the Michigan aeronautical charts and other aviation publications made available to the public.
R 259.243 Basic utility airports.
Rule 243. A basic utility airport shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Have an airport manager licensed by the commission.
(b) Contain a runway that has a 1,200-foot landing length in each direction from a clear approach slope of 20 to 1. Unpaved runways shall have a minimum width of 50 feet with an additional 25 feet minimum width on each side clear of obstructions. Paved runways shall have a minimum width of 40 feet with an additional 30 feet minimum width on each side clear of obstructions.
(c) Maintain a state primary surface for each runway clear of all obstructions. The state primary surface shall be not be less than 100 feet wide, but not less than the width of the runway.
(d) Maintain a state approach surface that extends outward and upward from the end of the state primary surface for a distance of 5,000 feet. The shape of the state approach surface is rectangular with a minimum width of 100 feet and a length of 5,000 feet. The width of the state approach surface shall be at least as wide as the width of the runway. The state approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet at a slope of 20 to 1 including 15 feet of clearance over roads, 17 feet of clearance over interstate highways, 23 feet of clearance over railroads, and 25 feet of clearance over property lines. The state approach surface begins at the runway end for unpaved runways. If an object penetrates the state approach surface, the landing threshold shall be displaced to a point where a clear 20 to 1 approach slope can be maintained.
(e) Establish a permanent monument located on the centerline at or beyond each end of the runway.
(f) Maintain a clearly marked automobile parking area.
(g) Maintain an itinerant aircraft parking area.
(h) Maintain a clearly marked entrance from a public road.
(i) Paved runways shall have centerline marking and runway numbering conforming to the published standards of the federal aviation administration.
(j) Unpaved runways marked in accordance with commission standards.
(k) Maintain a windcone.
(l) Airports that have right traffic patterns shall have a segmented circle that has traffic pattern indicators.
(m) Runway lighting, if available for public use, shall conform to federal aviation administration standard color and layout in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-24 dated September 3, 1975, which is adopted by reference in these rules. Printed copies of FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340- 24 are available for inspection and distribution to the public free of charge at the office of the Michigan Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, 2700 East Airport Service Drive, Lansing, Michigan 48906. Printed copies of FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-24 are also available, free of charge, from the United States Department of Transportation, 800 Independence Avenue, Washington,
D.C. 20591.
R 259.244 General utility airports.
Rule 244. (1) A general utility airport shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Have an airport manager licensed by the commission.
(b) Contain a runway that has a 1,800-foot landing length in each direction from a clear approach slope of 20 to 1. Unpaved runways shall have a minimum width of 100 feet. Paved runways shall have a minimum width of 40 feet.
(c) Maintain a state primary surface for each runway clear of all obstructions. The state primary surface shall be not less than 250 feet wide.
(d) Maintain a state approach surface for each runway end that extends outward and upward from the end of the state primary surface for a distance of 5,000 feet. The shape of the approach surface is a trapezoid that has a width of 250 feet at the end of the primary surface and expands uniformly to a width of 1,250 feet. The state approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet at a slope of 20 to 1, including 15 feet of clearance over roads, 17 feet of clearance over interstate highways, 23 feet of clearance over railroads, and 25 feet of clearance over property lines. The state approach surface begins at the runway end for unpaved runways. If an object penetrates the state approach surface, the landing threshold shall be displaced to a point where a clear 20 to 1 approach slope can be maintained.
(e) Contain a permanent monument located on the centerline at or beyond each end of the runway.
(f) Maintain a clearly marked automobile parking area.
(g) Maintain a clearly marked entrance from a public road.
(h) Paved runways shall have centerline marking and runway numbering conforming to the published standards of the federal aviation administration.
(i) Unpaved runways marked in accordance with commission standards.
(j) Any crosswind runways shall meet minimum requirements for a basic utility runway.
(k) Maintain a lighted windcone.
(l) Runway lighting shall be available from sunset to sunrise daily. Lighting configuration shall conform to federal aviation administration standard color and layout in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-24, dated September 3, 1975, which is adopted by reference in these rules. Printed copies of
FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-24 are available for inspection and distribution to the public free of charge at the office of the Michigan Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, 2700 East Airport Service Drive, Lansing, Michigan 48906. Printed copies of the FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-23 are also available, free of charge, from the United States Department of Transportation, 800 Independence Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20591.
(m) ) Airports that have right traffic patterns shall have a segmented circle that has traffic pattern indicators.
(2) A general utility airport shall provide all of the following services:
(a) An administration building or terminal building that has sanitary facilities available to the public.
(b) Adequate means to deter unauthorized or inadvertent access to the aircraft operations area.
(c) A telephone that is available to the public 24 hours daily on the airport and has the telephone’s location clearly indicated.
(d) A formally adopted emergency service plan prepared by the airport owner.
(e) Airport rules and regulations that are adopted by the airport owner and available to the public.
(f) Itinerant aircraft parking and tie-downs, including adequate ropes and chains or their equivalent.
