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TABLE 3F
Runway Length Requirements
Arlington Municipal Airport
Airport Elevation
Average High Monthly Temp. 628 feet above mean sea level
96.6 degrees (August)
Runway Gradient 31.3' Runway 16-34
Raw Runway
Runway Length
Length from
With Gradient
FAA AC
Adjustment (+310')
100% of small airplanes
4,500’
N/A
75% of fleet at 60% useful load
4,900’
5,210
100% of fleet at 60% useful load
6,000’
6,310’
75% of fleet at 90% useful load
7,400’
7,710’
100% of fleet at 90% useful load
9,500’
9,810’
*Max 5,500' for 60% useful load and max 7,000' for 90% useful load in wet conditions
Source: FAA AC 150/5325-4B, Runway Length Requirements for Airport Design
Fleet Mix Category
Wet Surface
Landing Length
for Jets (+15%)*
N/A
5,500'
5,500’
7,000’
7,000'
Final Runway
Length
N/A
5,200’
6,300’
7,700’
9,800’
The information presented on Table 3G was obtained from Ultranav software, which computes opera-
tional parameters for specific aircraft based on flight manual data. As presented, business jet aircraft
were evaluated for payload availability for the current runway length for dry and wet conditions. The
analysis also presents the take-off length required by each aircraft departing under maximum takeoff
weight. Nearly all of the jet aircraft examined can operate from the existing runway length; however,
several would be weight-restricted when using Runway 16-34.
The table also presents the runway length required for landing under three operational categories: Ti-
tle 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 25, CFR Part 135, and CFR Part 91k. CFR Part 25 opera-
tions are those conducted by individuals or companies which own their aircraft. CFR Part 135 applies
to all for-hire charter operations, including most fractional ownership operations. CFR Part 91k in-
cludes operations in fractional ownership which utilize their private aircraft under direction of pilots
specifically assigned to said aircraft. It should be noted that CFR Part 135 and CFR Part 91k landing re-
quirements only apply to jet aircraft operations.
Runway Length Summary
Runway 16-34 is currently 6,080 feet long and can accommodate a large majority of business jets on
the market under moderate loading conditions, especially with shorter trip lengths and during cool to
warm temperatures. The existing runway length presents loading limitations, as well as departure
climb limitations. It is the hot days and longer trip lengths which will limit many business jets at Arling-
ton Municipal Airport.
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