Michigan Laws 259.482b – Width of primary surface; length of primary surface; elevation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.482b
- FAA: means the Federal Aviation Administration or a successor agency to the Federal Aviation Administration. See Michigan Laws 259.481
- Primary surface: means an imaginary plane longitudinally centered on a runway, which plane has the specifications described in section 2b. See Michigan Laws 259.481
- Runway: means the portion of an airport designated as either of the following:
(i) An area used for the landing or takeoff of aircraft. See Michigan Laws 259.481Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Utility runway: means a runway that is constructed for and intended to be used by propeller-driven aircraft with a maximum gross weight of 12,500 pounds or less. See Michigan Laws 259.481
(1) Based upon the most precise approach available or planned for either end of a runway, the width of the primary surface is 1 of the following:
| (a) For a utility runway that permits only a visual approach……………………………………….. | 250 feet |
| (b) For a utility runway that permits a nonprecision instrument approach………………….. | 500 feet |
| (c) For other than a utility runway that permits only a visual approach…………………………… | 500 feet |
| (d) For other than a utility runway that permits a nonprecision instrument approach and for which the FAA has established a visibility minimum that is greater than 3/4 of a statute mile……………………….. | 500 feet |
| (e) For other than a utility runway that permits a nonprecision instrument approach and for which the FAA has established a visibility minimum that is as low as 3/4 of a statute mile or less…………………….. | 1,000 feet |
| (f) For a runway that permits a precision instrument approach……………………………… | 1,000 feet |
(2) Based upon the type of runway surface, the length of the primary surface is 1 of the following:
(a) For a runway with a prepared hard surface or for which there are plans for a prepared hard surface, the length of the runway plus 200 feet beyond each end of the runway.
(b) For a runway other than a runway described in subdivision (a), the length of the runway.
(3) The elevation of a point on a primary surface is the same as the elevation of the point on the runway’s centerline nearest to the point on the primary surface.