§ 259.482b — Width of primary surface; length of primary surface; elevation.

Michigan § 259.482b

• Jurisdiction: Michigan
• Ch. 259: AVIATION
• Act 259 of 1959: TALL STRUCTURE ACT (259.481-259.493)

Text

TALL STRUCTURE ACT (EXCERPT) Act 259 of 1959 259.482b Width of primary surface; length of primary surface; elevation. Sec. 2b. (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.

Legislative History

Add. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987