Series 150 Advisory Circulars (ACs) for Airport Projects
Airport Lighting
Number | Office | Title | Date |
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150/5000-13A | AAS-100 |
Announcement Of Availability: RTCA Inc., Document RTCA-221
Announces the availability of RTCA, Inc., Document RTCA/DO-221, Guidance and Recommended Requirements for Airport Surface Movement Sensors, dated April 24, 1994. Provides recommended minimum performance standards for airport surface movement sensors and specifies both sensor and system characteristics that provide guidance to airport systems designers, manufacturers, installers, and users of the equipment.
Cancels AC 150/5000-13, Announcement of Availability-RTCA Inc., Document RTCA-221, dated September 7, 1994.
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09-05-2008 |
150/5000-15A | AAS-100 |
Announcement of Availability of Airport-Related Research and Development Products
Explains how to obtain the latest airport-related research and development (R&D) products funded by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Airports Organization. This AC describes R&D products from the FAA’s Airport Technology Research and Development Branch, the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), the Innovative Pavement Research Foundation (IPRF), and the Airfield Asphalt Pavement Technology Program (AAPTP).
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04-01-2010 |
150/5300-13A | AAS-100 |
Airport Design
Contains the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) standards and recommendations for the geometric layout and engineering design of runways, taxiways, aprons, and other facilities at civil airports.This substantial revision fully incorporates all previous changes to AC 150/5300-13 as well as new standards and technical requirements. See also Interim Guidance on Land Uses Within a Runway Protection Zone.
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09-28-2012 |
150/5340-5C | AAS-100 |
Segmented Circle Airport Marker System
Sets forth standards for a system of airport marking consisting of certain pilot aids and traffic control devices.
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09-14-2007 |
150/5340-18F | AAS-100 |
Standards for Airport Sign Systems
Contains standards for the siting and installation of signs on airport runways and taxiways, including taxiway ending markers, location signs, runway distance remaining signs, mandatory hold signs associated with POFZ and CAT II/III operations, and many others.
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08-16-2010 |
150/5340-26B | AAS-100 |
Maintenance of Airport Visual Aid Facilities
Provides recommended guidelines for maintenance of airport visual aid facilities, including Runway Status Lights (RWSL) Systems, rotating beacons, lighted wind cone assemblies, runway and taxiway guidance signs, Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) Systems, Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASIs), Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs), Medium Approach Lighting Systems (MALS, MALSF, MALSR), Hazard Beacons And Obstruction Lights, and Airport Lighting Control And Monitoring Systems (ALCMS).
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09-30-2009 |
150/5340-30G | AAS-100 |
Design and Installation Details for Airport Visual Aids
Provides guidance and recommendations on the installation of airport visual aids. See also--
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09-21-2012 |
150/5345-3G | AAS-100 |
Specification for L-821, Panels for the Control of Airport Lighting
Provides the specified manufacturing requirements for panels used for remote control of airport lighting and auxiliary systems.
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09-29-2010 |
150/5345-5B | AAS-100 |
Circuit Selector Switch
Contains a specification for a circuit selector switch for use in airport lighting circuits.
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09-14-2006 |
150/5345-7E | AAS-100 |
Specification for L-824 Underground Electrical Cable for Airport Lighting Circuits
Describes the specification requirements for L-824 electrical cables.
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08-02-2001 |
150/5345-10G | AAS-100 |
Specification for Constant Current Regulators and Regulator Monitors
Contains a specification for constant current regulators (CCR) and a monitor for use with airport lighting circuits.
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09-29-2010 |
150/5345-12F | AAS-100 |
Specification for Airport and Heliport Beacons
Contains equipment specifications for light beacons that are used to locate and identify civil airports, military airports, seaplane bases, and heliports.
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09-24-2010 |
150/5345-13B | AAS-100 |
Specification for L-841 Auxiliary Relay Cabinet Assembly for Pilot Control of Airport Lighting Circuits
Contains the specification requirements for a relay cabinet used to control airfield lighting circuits. The L-841 consists of an enclosure containing a direct current (DC) power supply, control circuit protection and 20 pilot relays.
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09-20-2007 |
150/5345-26D | AAS-100 |
FAA Specification For L-823 Plug And Receptacle, Cable Connectors
Contains the specification for plug and receptacle (cable connectors) used with underground power cables, isolation transformer leads, and light fixture leads for airport lighting systems.
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09-30-2008 |
150/5345-27D | AAS-100 |
Specification for Wind Cone Assemblies
Contains a specification for wind cone assemblies to be used to provide wind information to pilots of aircraft.
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06-02-2004 |
150/5345-39D | AAS-100 |
Specification for L-853, Runway and Taxiway Retroreflective Markers
Contains the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards for retroreflective markers for airport runways and taxiways. Version D changes Paragraph 3.4.2.2, Cylindrical Markers, to increase the marker diameter and surface area, and Paragraph 3.4.3.1, Mounting System, to clarify Type II marker mounting and tethering requirements. Effective six months after the issue date of this AC, only equipment qualified per these specifications will be listed in AC 150/5345-53, Airport Lighting Equipment Certification Program.
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09-26-2011 |
150/5345-42F | AAS-100 |
Specification for Airport Light Bases, Transformer Housings, Junction Boxes, and Accessories
Contains the specifications for containers designed to serve as airport light bases, transformer housings, junction boxes, and accessories. Provides the basic standard requirements for critical dimensions and performance requirements to which all manufacturers must demonstrate compliance.
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10-17-2006 |
150/5345-43F | AAS-100 |
Specification for Obstruction Lighting Equipment
Contains the FAA specification for obstruction lighting equipment. See also the following Engineering Briefs:
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09-12-2006 |
150/5345-44J | AAS-100 |
Specification for Runway and Taxiway Signs
Contains the FAA specifications for unlighted and lighted signs to be used on taxiways and runways. See also Engineering Brief 67: Light Sources Other than Incandescent and Xenon for Airport and Obstruction Lighting Fixtures.
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09-29-2010 |
150/5345-45C | AAS-100 |
Low-Impact Resistant (LIR) Structures
Contains the FAA specifications for low-impact resistant (LIR) structures used to support approach lighting systems (ALS) at airports.
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04-06-2007 |
150/5345-46D | AAS-100 |
Specification for Runway and Taxiway Light Fixtures
Contains FAA specifications for in-pavement and elevated light fixtures used on airport runways and taxiways, including Runway Status Lights (RWSL), Takeoff Hold Lights (THL), Runway Intersection Lights (RIL), and Runway Entrance Lights (REL). See also--
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05-19-2009 |
150/5345-47C | AAS-100 |
Specification for Series to Series Isolation Transformers for Airport Lighting Systems
Contains the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) specifications for series to series isolation transformers for use in airport lighting systems.
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07-22-2011 |
150/5345-49C | AAS-100 |
Specification L-854, Radio Control Equipment
Contains the specifications for radio control equipment to be used for controlling airport lighting facilities.
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06-27-2007 |
150/5345-50B | AAS-100 |
Specification for Portable Runway and Taxiway Lights
Contains the FAA standards for portable runway and taxiway lights and runway end identifier lights for temporary use to permit continued aircraft operations while all or part of a runway lighting system is inoperative.
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09-20-2007 |
150/5345-51B | AAS-100 |
Specification for Discharge-Type Flashing Light Equipment
Contains the specifications for discharge-type flashing light equipment to be used for runway end identification lights (REIL) and for an omni-directional approach lighting system (ODALS). See also Notice to Manufacturers of Airport Lighting and Navigation Aid Equipment about AIP Buy American Requirement (12/19/2011). The FAA is requesting information to determine if waivers to this requirement are needed.
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09-08-2010 |