2014 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 259 - AVIATION
Act 259 of 1959 TALL STRUCTURE ACT (259.481 - 259.493)
Section 259.482b Width of primary surface; length of primary surface; elevation.

TALL STRUCTURE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 259 of 1959
259.482b Width of primary surface; length of primary surface; elevation.

Sec. 2b.

(1) Based upon the most precise approach available or planned for either end of a runway, the width of the primary surface is 1 of the following:

(a) For a utility runway that permits only a

visual approach......................................... 250 feet

(b) For a utility runway that permits a

nonprecision instrument approach........................ 500 feet

(c) For other than a utility runway that permits

only a visual approach.................................. 500 feet

(d) For other than a utility runway that permits

a nonprecision instrument approach and for which the

FAA has established a visibility minimum that is

greater than 3/4 of a statute mile...................... 500 feet

(e) For other than a utility runway that permits

a nonprecision instrument approach and for which the

FAA has established a visibility minimum that is as

low as 3/4 of a statute mile or less................... 1,000 feet

(f) For a runway that permits a precision

instrument approach.................................... 1,000 feet

(2) Based upon the type of runway surface, the length of the primary surface is 1 of the following:

(a) For a runway with a prepared hard surface or for which there are plans for a prepared hard surface, the length of the runway plus 200 feet beyond each end of the runway.

(b) For a runway other than a runway described in subdivision (a), the length of the runway.

(3) The elevation of a point on a primary surface is the same as the elevation of the point on the runway's centerline nearest to the point on the primary surface.

History: Add. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987