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Standards for Airport

Markings
Draft AC 150/5340-1M
Principal Changes

Presented to: ACC Airports Technical Workshop

By: Airport Engineering Division, AAS-100

Date: June 2017

Primary Principal Changes
• Topic 1 - Prohibition for Preformed
Thermoplastics Surface Markings on Runways

• Topic 2 – Change in Holding Position Marking

for Runway Approach-Departure Areas
• Pattern B replaces Pattern A
• Mitigation of taxiing airplanes under
landing/departing airplanes
• Reductions to ATCT and pilot workloads

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• Topic 3 – Criteria for No-Taxi Island
Usage
– New Dedicated Paragraph 1.5 with four
most common Case Illustrations

– Focus: Reinforce FAA runway safety

initiatives and taxiway design standards
per AC 150/5340-1 and AC 150/5300-13
• Taxiway Excursions
• Runway Incursions
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Topic 1 - Prohibition
• Preformed Thermoplastic markings have been
limited to taxiway applications. However …
– Intermittent inquiries persist for runway applications
• Solution?
• New Safety Alert Box Added
– FAA Technical Report DOT/FAA/AR-TN08/22,
Evaluation of Thermoplastic Marking Materials (May
2008) reports:
– “…not to be used on runways because of the
significantly lower friction readings recorded as
compared to dry pavement”

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 Paragraph 1.3.2
Safety Alert – Reduced Runway Surface Friction

Prohibition of Preformed Thermoplastic Surface

Markings on Runways

Until further notice, preformed thermoplastic surface

markings are not to be used on runways because of the
significantly lower friction readings recorded on such
markings as compared to dry pavement (see FAA Technical
Report DOT/FAA/AR-TN08/22, Evaluation of Thermoplastic
Marking Materials).

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Topic 2 – New Marking Criterion Holding Position
Marking for Runway Approach-Departure Areas

• Pattern B replaces
Pattern A
– Mitigate taxiing •Pattern B – ILS Holding Position Marki
under landing and
departing aircraft
– Reduce ATCT/Pilot
workloads
– New signage std •Pattern A - Runway Holding Position M
accompanies this std
AC 150/5340-18

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Topic 3: No-Taxi Island
• New Paragraph 1.5 assembles information
into one primary paragraph. Reinforces:
– Safety enhancements along taxi routes
– Specified taxiway design standards per AC 150/5300-
13A
• Focus - Mitigation of:
– Taxiway Excursions
– Runway Incursions, and, to some degree
– Wrong Runway Takeoffs

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• New Design Criterion - Width of “green areas” for No-Taxi Islands
equals the width of the std taxiway shoulder for the Taxiway
Design Group (TDG)

• Paragraph describes 4 cases - most common taxiing situations -

supported by figures for visual clarification:
– Exiting Aprons
– Taxiing between aprons and entrance taxiways
– Entering Runways

• Provides “sequential practices” to mitigate excursions from paved

taxiways and to mitigate runway incursions

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Sequential Process: Apron Case
• First, reconfigure taxiway route(s) located on the apron to create a no-
taxi island in front of the exiting taxiway serving the runway.
Objective: Produce multi-turning operations for pilots.
• Second, after identifying the location of the No-Taxi Island(s), paint
dual-continuous taxiway edge markings.
– If runway incursions continue, then paint yellow taxiway shoulder
markings.
– If runway incursions persist, then apply a “green” border starting from
the end of yellow taxiway shoulder markings to create a visually “green”
no-taxi island(s).
– Depth of the green border equals the width of standard taxiway shoulder
for the largest taxiway design group using this taxiway.
– Green borders are per Federal Standard 595, Color Number #34110.
• Third, install vertical taxiway signage in accordance with AC 150/5340-
18.
• Lastly, paint any other required or other “deemed necessary” surface
markings per the marking advisory circular.

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 Case 1 Case 2
Runway Incursions Taxiway Excursions

RUNWAY "9" VERTICAL

HOLDING POSITION
SIGN (OPPOSITE) RUNWAY "9-27" RUNWAY "9-27"
VERTICAL HOLDING VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN POSITION SIGN

A. ADD DUAL CONTINUOUS TAXIWAY EDGE MARKINGS

APRON

BEFORE

B. ADD TAXIWAY SHOULDER MARKINGS

RUNWAY "9" VERTICAL
HOLDING POSITION
SIGN (OPPOSITE) RUNWAY "9-27" RUNWAY "9-27"
VERTICAL HOLDING VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN POSITION SIGN

NEW ISLANDS (4)

NEW TAXIWAYS (3)

NEW NON-MOVEMENT AREA BOUNDARY MARKING

APRON

C. ADD GREEN BORDER BEYOND

AFTER TAXIWAY SHOULDER MARKINGS

Aprons with Direct Access to

Runways Taxi route between an apron and entrance taxiway
(with/without Parallel Taxiway)
Force a turning maneuver Add surface markings

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 Case 3
Runway Incursions
RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN
BEFORE
NEW EDGE OF TAXIWAY
PER AC 150/5300-13
EXISTING PAVEMENT TO REMAIN
AND USED AS A SHOULDER/NO-TAXI
ISLAND FOR NEW TAXIWAY
GEOMETERY PER AC 150/5300-13
RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN
EXISTING TAXIWAY CENTERLINE,
SPHS AND EDGE MARKINGS,
TO BE RELOCATED TO MATCH
NEW TAXIWAY GEOMETRY
TRANSITION
RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN
DUAL-CONTINUOUS TAXIWAY EDGE
SURFACE MARKING (TYP)
Single Excessive Width Entrance Taxiways.
Reduce excessive taxi width.
Add required surface markings, signage,
lighting.
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RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN POSITION SIGN
RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN
BEFORE
NEW EDGE OF TAXIWAY
PER AC 150/5300-13
EXISTING PAVEMENT TO BE REMOVED
OR MARKED AS UNUSABLE
MARKED AS UNUSABLE
TO BE REMOVED OR
EXISTING PAVEMENT
RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN POSITION SIGN TO BE REMOVED
RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING OR RELOCATED
POSITION SIGN TO BE REMOVED
OR RELOCATED
EXISTING PAVEMENT TO REMAIN EXISTING TAXIWAY CENTERLINE, SPHS
AND EDGE MARKINGS, TO BE RELOCATED
AND USED AS A SHOULDER/NO-TAXI
ISLAND FOR NEW TAXIWAY TO MATCH NEW TAXIWAY GEOMETRY
GEOMETERY PER AC 150/5300-13
EXISTING TAXIWAY CENTERLINE
TO BE RELOCATED TO MATCH
TAXIWAY GEOMETRY
TRANSITION
NEW RWY "9-27" VERTICAL
HOLDING POSITION SIGN
NEW GREEN "NO TAXI" ISLAND
RWY "9" VERTICAL HOLDING
POSITION SIGN
NEW GREEN "NO TAXI" ISLAND
NEW TAXIWAY SHOULDER
MARKING (TYP)
NEW TAXIWAY SHOULDER
MARKING (TYP)
DUAL-CONTINUOUS TAXIWAY EDGE
SURFACE MARKING (TYP)
AFTER AFTER
Over Paved Multi Entrance Taxiways.
Includes both Extra-Wide and Std-Width Entrances.
Add required surface markings, signage and lighting.
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Thank You

Q&A

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