[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR151.79]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                               (CONTINUED)

 

PART 151_FEDERAL AID TO AIRPORTS--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart C_Project Programming Standards

 

Sec. 151.79  Runway paving: Second runway; wind conditions.



    (a) All airports. Paving a second runway on the basis of wind 

conditions is eligible for inclusion in a proj ect only if the sponsor 

shows that--

    (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



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    (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) Airports serving large and small aircraft. The airport serves 

both large and small aircraft and the existing paved runway is subject 

to a crosswind component of more than 15 miles per hour (13 knots) more 

than 5 percent of the time.

    (c) Airports serving small aircraft only. The airport serves small 

aircraft exclusively, and--

    (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) Airports serving aircraft of less than 8,000 pounds only. The 

airport serves small aircraft of less than 8,000 pounds maximum 

certificated takeoff weight exclusively and--

    (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.



[Amdt. 151-17, 31 FR 16525, Dec. 28, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 151-28, 

34 FR 551, Jan. 15, 1969]