Runway End Safety Areas (RESA)

Dimensions of RESA

General

7.2.5.1   A runway end safety area shall be provided at each end of a runway strip where:

— the code number is 3 or 4; and

— the code number is 1 or 2 and the runway is an instrument one.

Note — Guidance on runway end safety areas is given in ICAO Annex 14 Vol. I, Attachment A, Section 10.

Dimensions of runway end safety areas

7.2.5.3   A runway end safety area shall extend from the end of a runway strip to a distance of at least 90 m where:

– the code number is 3 or 4; and

– the code number is 1 or 2 and the runway is an instrument one.

If an arresting system is installed, the above length may be reduced, based on the design specification of the system, subject to acceptance of CAAS.

Note – Guidance on arresting systems is given in ICAO Annex 14, Vol. I, Attachment A, Section 10.

7.2.5.4   Recommendation

7.2.5.5   The width of a runway end safety area shall be at least twice that of the associated runway.

7.2.5.6   Recommendation