N.J. Admin. Code § 16:54-6.2 - General design standards for public use aeronautical facilities

(a) Each proposed or licensed public use aeronautical facility shall meet or exceed the minimum standards specified for the respective type of aeronautical facility.

1. Public use airport (land or water) shall be as follows:

i. Public use airports (land) shall have an effective runway length of 1,800 feet and a runway width of 50 feet. Public use airports (water) shall have an effective runway length of 3,900 feet and a runway width of 250 feet. Effective runway length is reduced by 20 percent for each one percent of longitudinal gradient in excess of two percent. Additional length and width requirements will be as recommended in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13, as amended and supplemented.

ii. Runway safety areas shall be as recommended in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13, as amended and supplemented.

iii. Each runway will have protected airspace consistent with its intended use, as determined by criteria described in 14 CFR Part 77, N.J.A.C. 16:62, and FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13, as amended and supplemented, to provide obstacle free aircraft operating areas. This protection includes clear zones, runway protection zones, side slopes, and transitional surfaces. A minimum approach slope ratio of 20:1 is required.

iv. Operational lighting systems are required for airports operating during hours of darkness. Minimum airport lighting will consist of runway lights, threshold lights, and a lighted wind indicator. Runway lights will be spaced not more than 200 feet apart. Additional lighting and visual aids may be required consistent with airport use. FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-30J, as amended and supplemented, will be used for lighting standards. Water facilities will comply with U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies requirements for lighting of sealanes.

v. Pavement marking will conform to standards of FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-1, as amended and supplemented, and is mandatory consistent with each runway use classification.

2. Public use heliports are as follows:

i. Public use heliports shall be not less than 100 feet by 100 feet or 100 feet in diameter, exclusive of the safety area. This minimum size may limit user access and larger facilities may be required to accommodate anticipated aircraft size and activity. FAA Advisory Circular 150/5390-2D, as amended and supplemented, will be used in designing heliports.

ii. Imaginary surfaces and approach/departure paths will provide protected airspace for two ingress/egress routes of not less than an 8:1 ratio.

iii. Lighting and visual aids are required for operation during hours of darkness and shall, at a minimum, include perimeter lighting and a lighted wind indicator. FAA Advisory Circular 150/5390-2D, as amended and supplemented, will be used in determining the extent and location of lighting systems.

iv. Heliport marking will be as required in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5390-2D, as amended and supplemented.

3. Public use vertiports:

i. Vertiport dimensions shall be in compliance with the criteria found in FAA Engineering Brief #105, Vertiport Design, as may be amended.

ii. Lighting and visual aids are required for operation during the hours of darkness.

iii. Vertiport surface markings shall be in compliance with FAA Engineering Brief #105, Vertiport Design, as may be amended.

4. Public use balloonspots are as follows:

i. A public use balloonspot shall be not less than 200 feet by 200 feet or 200 feet in diameter. Obstruction clearance for departures will be determined for a 1:1 slope ratio.

ii. Night operation of balloons shall be conducted in accordance with applicable Federal aviation regulations and sufficient lighting should be provided on the ground for safety of operation.

5. Public use airship base are as follows:

i. The length of an airship base will not be less than one and one-half times the overall length of the largest airship anticipated to use the facility. This measurement will begin at the mooring mast and extend in the direction of the landing path. A 20:1 obstacle-free approach/departure path will be provided.

ii. Lighting must be provided for night operations. This may consist of a flashing beacon on the mooring mast and adequate floodlighting to assure obstruction avoidance.

6. Parachute drop zone shall be as follows:

i. Public use parachute drop zones shall comply with the drop zone requirements of the USPA Skydivers Information Manual, 2021-2022 Edition, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

ii. Night parachuting activities will comply with 14 CFR 105.19 and sufficient ground lighting should be provided to illuminate the center portion of the drop zone.

7. Ultralight recreational facilities are as follows:

i. Minimum runway dimensions of 500 feet by 100 feet with longitudinal and transverse gradients not exceeding 4.0 percent and runway landing thresholds located a minimum of 200 feet inside the airport property line as measured along the extended runway centerline;

ii. Unobstructed runway end approaches for a distance of 1,000 feet along the extended runway centerline, with a slope of 15 feet horizontal to one foot vertical. The obstruction free area shall extend laterally 50 feet on each side of the centerline of the runway approach threshold and increase uniformly in width to 100 feet on each side of the centerline at a point 500 feet from the runway end;

iii. Runway end and edge markings as necessary to define the runway limits; and

iv. A wind indicator.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 16:54-6.2

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 1684(a), effective 8/15/2016 Amended by 55 N.J.R. 2417(a), effective 12/4/2023