Section R. 259.243 - Basic utility airportsRule 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.(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.Mich. Admin. Code R. 259.243
1979 AC; 1985 AACS; 1998 AACS; 2001 AACS; 2003 AACS