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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 151.75 

(3) For ultimate development of the 

airport, as indicated in the current ap-
proved airport layout plan to the ex-
tent consistent with the National Air-
port Plan; 

(4) For approach protection meeting 

the standards of § 77.23 as applied to 
§§ 77.25 and 77.27 of this chapter; 

(5) To allow installing an ALS (as de-

scribed in § 151.13), in which case the 
costs of acquiring land needed for it are 
eligible for 75 percent United States 
participation if the need is shown in 
the National Airport Plan, based on 
the best information available to the 
FAA for the forecast period; 

(6) To allow proper use, operation, or 

maintenance of the airport as a public 
facility, including offsite lands needed 
for locating necessary parts of the util-
ity systems serving the airport; 

(7) To allow installing navigational 

aids by the FAA, if the land is within 
the airport boundaries; or 

(8) To allow relocation of naviga-

tional aids. 

(b) Appendix A of this part sets forth 

typical eligible and ineligible items of 
land acquisition as covered by this sec-
tion. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12357, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–7, 30 FR 7484, June 8, 
1965; Amdt. 151–8, 30 FR 8040, June 23, 1965] 

§ 151.75 Preparation of site. 

(a) Grading, drainage, and associated 

items of site preparation are eligible 
for inclusion in a project, but only with 
respect to one landing strip at any air-
port, unless the airport qualifies for 
more than one runway, based on traffic 
volume or wind conditions (as outlined 
in § 151.77) and the overall site prepara-
tion required for development in ac-
cordance with the airport layout plan. 
The complete clearance of runway 
clear zone areas is desirable, but, as a 
minimum, all obstructions as deter-
mined by § 77.23 as applied to § 77.27 (b) 
and (c) of this chapter must be re-
moved. Grading in runway clear zones 
is eligible only to remove terrain that 
is an obstruction. The clear zone is not 
a graded overrun area. Specific site 
preparation for an airport terminal 
building is eligible on the same basis as 
the building itself. The site preparation 
cost is prorated based on eligible and 
ineligible building space. Appendix B of 

this part sets forth typical eligible and 
ineligible items of site preparation as 
covered by this section. 

(b) For the purposes of this section, 

eligible drainage work off the airport 
site includes drainage outfalls, drain-
age disposal, and interception ditches. 
If there is damage to adjacent prop-
erty, its correction is an eligible item 
for inclusion in the project. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12357, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–7, 30 FR 7484, June 8, 
1965; Amdt. 151–8, 30 FR 8040, June 23, 1965] 

§ 151.77 Runway paving: General rules. 

(a) On any airport, paving of the des-

ignated instrument landing runway (or 
dominant runway if there is no des-
ignated instrument runway) is eligible 
for inclusion in a project, within the 
limits of the current National Airport 
Plan. Program participation in con-
structing, reconstructing or resur-
facing is limited to a single runway at 
each airport, unless more than one run-
way is eligible under a standard in 
§ 151.79 or § 151.80. 

(b) The kinds of runway paving that 

are eligible for inclusion in a project 
include pavement construction and re-
construction, and include runway 
grooving to improve skid resistance, 
and resurfacing to increase the load 
bearing capacity of the runway or to 
provide a leveling course to correct 
major irregularities in the pavement. 
Runway resealing or refilling joints as 
an ordinary maintenance matter are 
not eligible items, except for bitu-
minous resurfacing consisting of at 
least 100 pounds of plant-mixed mate-
rial for each square yard, and except 
for the application of a bituminous sur-
face treatment (two applications of 
material and cover aggregate as pre-
scribed in FAA Specification P–609) on 
a pavement the current surface of 
which consists of that kind of a bitu-
minous surface treatment. 

(c) On new pavement construction, 

the applying of a bituminous seal coat 
on plant hot-mix bituminous surfaces 
only, is an eligible item only if initial 
engineering analysis and design indi-
cate the need for a seal coat. However, 
any delay in applying it that is caused 
other than by construction difficulties, 
makes the application a maintenance 
item that is not eligible. 

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§ 151.83 

(d) In any case in which the need for 

a seal coat is necessary for a new run-
way extension or partial reconstruc-
tion of a runway, the entire runway 
may be sealed. 

(e) Appendix C to this part sets forth 

typical eligible and ineligible items of 
runway paving. 

(49 U.S.C. 1120) 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12357, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–17, 31 FR 16525, Dec. 
28, 1966; Amdt. 151–29, 34 FR 1634, Feb. 4, 1969] 

§ 151.79 Runway paving: Second run-

way; wind conditions. 

(a) 

All airports. 

Paving a second run-

way on the basis of wind conditions is 
eligible for inclusion in a project only 
if the sponsor shows that— 

(1) The airport meets the applicable 

standards of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of 
this section; 

(2) The operational experience, and 

the economic factors of air traffic at 
the location, justify an additional run-
way for the airport; and 

(3) The second runway is oriented 

with the existing paved runway to 
achieve the maximum wind coverage, 
with due consideration to the airport 
noise factor, topography, soil condi-
tions, and other pertinent factors af-
fecting the economy and efficiency of 
the runway development. 

(b) 

Airports serving large and small air-

craft. 

The airport serves both large and 

small aircraft and the existing paved 
runway is subject to a crosswind com-
ponent of more than 15 miles per hour 
(13 knots) more than 5 percent of the 
time. 

(c) 

Airports serving small aircraft only. 

The airport serves small aircraft exclu-
sively, and— 

(1) The airport has 10,000, or more, 

aircraft operations each year; and 

(2) The existing paved runway is sub-

ject to a crosswind component of more 
than 12 miles per hour (10.5 knots) 
more than 5 percent of the time. 

(d) 

Airports serving aircraft of less than 

8,000 pounds only. 

The airport serves 

small aircraft of less than 8,000 pounds 
maximum certificated takeoff weight 
exclusively and— 

(1) The airport has 5,000, or more, air-

craft operations each year; and 

(2) The existing paved runway is sub-

ject to a crosswind component of more 

than 12 miles per hour (10.5 knots) 
more than 5 percent of the time. 

[Amdt. 151–17, 31 FR 16525, Dec. 28, 1966, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–28, 34 FR 551, Jan. 15, 
1969] 

§ 151.80 Runway paving: Additional 

runway; other conditions. 

Paving an additional runway on an 

airport that does not qualify for a sec-
ond runway under § 151.79 is eligible if 
the Administrator, upon consideration 
on a case-to-case basis, is satisfied 
that— 

(a) The volume of traffic justifies an 

additional paved runway and the lay-
out and orientation of the additional 
runway will expedite traffic; or 

(b) A combination of traffic volume 

and aircraft noise problems justifies an 
additional paved runway for that air-
port. 

[Amdt. 151–17, 31 FR 16525, Dec. 28, 1966] 

§ 151.81 Taxiway paving. 

(a) The construction, alteration, and 

repair of taxiways needed to expedite 
the flow of ground traffic between run-
ways and aircraft parking areas avail-
able for general public use are eligible 
items under the program. Taxiways to 
serve an area or facility that is pri-
marily for the exclusive or near exclu-
sive use of a tenant or operator that 
does not furnish aircraft servicing to 
the public are not eligible. In addition, 
the policies on resealing or refilling 
joints, as set forth in § 151.77, apply also 
to taxiway paving. 

(b) Appendix D of this part sets forth 

typical eligible and ineligible items of 
taxiway paving. 

§ 151.83 Aprons. 

(a) The construction, alteration, and 

repair of aprons are eligible program 
items upon being shown that they are 
needed as public use facilities. An 
apron to serve an area that is pri-
marily for the exclusive or near exclu-
sive use of a tenant or operator who 
does not furnish aircraft servicing to 
the public is not eligible. In addition, 
the policies on resealing or refilling 
joints, as set forth in § 151.77 apply also 
to apron paving. 

(b) In determining public use for the 

purposes of this section, the current