Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/401 of 14 March 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 as regards the classification of runways

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2018/401
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 is amended as follows:

(1)

point (22) is replaced by the following:

‘(22)

“instrument runway” means one of the following types of runways intended for the operation of aircraft using instrument approach procedures:

1.    “non-precision approach runway” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type A instrument approach operation;

2.    “precision approach runway, category I” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT I instrument approach operation;

3.    “precision approach runway, category II” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT II instrument approach operation;

4.    “precision approach runway, category III” : a runway served by visual aids and at least one non-visual aid, intended for landing operations following a type B CAT IIIA, IIIB or IIIC instrument approach operation to and along the surface of the runway;’;

(2)

the following points (47a) and (47b) are inserted:

‘(47a)

“type A instrument approach operation” means an instrument approach operation with a minimum descent height or decision height at or above 75 m (250 ft);

(47b)

“type B instrument approach operation” means an instrument approach operation with a decision height below 75 m (250 ft). Type B instrument approach operations are categorised as follows:

1.    Category I (CAT I) : a decision height not lower than 60 m (200 ft) and with either a visibility not less than 800 m or a runway visual range not less than 550 m;

2.    Category II (CAT II) : a decision height lower than 60 m (200 ft), but not lower than 30 m (100 ft) and a runway visual range not less than 300 m;

3.    Category IIIA (CAT IIIA) : a decision height lower than 30 m (100 ft) or no decision height and a runway visual range not less than 175 m;

4.    Category IIIB (CAT IIIB) : a decision height lower than 15 m (50 ft) or no decision height and a runway visual range less than 175 m, but not less than 50 m;

5.    Category IIIC (CAT IIIC) : no decision height and no runway visual range limitation;’.