Section 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.

History: 1979 AC; 1985 AACS; 1998 AACS; 2001 AACS; 2003 AACS.