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AIRPORT MASTER PLAN �° S' S <br />� Jk I! G 4 uk IN A I, A d R P <br />AIRPORT DESIGN STANDARDS <br />Beyond the TASP, NPIAS, and FAA Asset study designations, the FAA identifies <br />design standards for airports and their operating pavements based on FAA <br />Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5300-13 (current edition), Airport Design. Pavement <br />categorization is provided for runways through the Runway Design Code (RDC) <br />classification system while taxiway pavements are designated separately through <br />the Taxiway Design Group (TDG) classification system. The runway with the highest <br />RDC is used to establish an airport's Airport Reference Code (ARC). <br />A runway's RDC is defined by three variables: <br />1. Aircraft Approach Category (AAC) - The approach speed of the critical <br />aircraft; <br />2. Aircraft Design Group (ADG) - The wingspan and tail height of the critical <br />aircraft; and, <br />3. Approach Visibility Minimums - Lowest approach visibility minimums for the <br />runway. <br />The critical aircraft is the largest single aircraft or classification of aircraft the <br />runway is expected to serve on a regular basis (500 operations per year or more). <br />Table 2-1 defines the AAC categories. Table 2-2 documents the ADG categories. <br />Table 2-3 describes the various approach visibility minimums categories. <br />Inventory Chapter Page 5 of 52 <br />October 2020 <br />