Runway paving: Second runway; wind conditions.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) (1) The airport meets the applicable standards of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section; (2) The operational experience, and the economic factors of air traffic at the location, justify an additional runway for the airport; and (3) The second runway is oriented with the existing paved runway to achieve the maximum wind coverage, with due consideration to the airport noise factor, topography, soil conditions, and other pertinent factors affecting the economy and efficiency of the runway development. (b) (c) (1) The airport has 10,000, or more, aircraft operations each year; and (2) The existing paved runway is subject to a crosswind component of more than 12 miles per hour (10.5 knots) more than 5 percent of the time. (d) (1) The airport has 5,000, or more, aircraft operations each year; and (2) The existing paved runway is subject to a crosswind component of more than 12 miles per hour (10.5 knots) more than 5 percent of the time.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 151.79