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instrument landing system (ILS) and global positioning system (GPS) approaches serving Runway 34.
The ultimate ARC for Arlington Municipal Airport will be planned at C‐III based upon the RDC designa‐
tion.
SAFETY AREAS
The design of airfield facilities includes both the pavement areas to accommodate landing and ground
operations of aircraft, as well as the required safety areas to protect aircraft operational areas and
keep them free of obstructions that could affect the safe operation of aircraft at the Airport. The safe‐
ty areas include the runway safety area (RSA), runway object free area (ROFA), runway obstacle free
zone (ROFZ), and runway protection zone (RPZ). The applicable design standards for Runway 16‐34
were previously outlined in Chapter Three. As depicted on Exhibit 4C, there are areas on the airfield
that do not conform to safety design standards related to the RSA, ROFA, and RPZ. The ROFZ stand‐
ards are currently met on Runway 16‐34 at Arlington Municipal Airport.
Runway Safety Area
The southwestern‐most portion of the RSA, located approximately 920 feet from the Runway 34
threshold, is currently penetrated by a portion of the perimeter access road, perimeter fencing, and a
public roadway (Southeast Green Oaks Boulevard). The portion of the RSA extending onto Southeast
Green Oaks Boulevard is outside airport property, thus the Airport is unable to actively control and mit‐
igate this area.
As previously discussed in Chapter Three, the existing RSA deficiency was identified in the 2008 Airport
Master Plan and it has been evaluated with FAA and TxDOT personnel in the past. Previously, FAA
standards required 1,000 feet of RSA prior to the approach end of Runway 34; however, the decision
was made to keep the runway threshold in its current location so as to prevent impacts with aircraft
holding short of the runway to remain clear of the precision obstacle free zone (POFZ) associated with
an ILS approach serving Runway 34. Subsequently, the FAA has revised the RSA standard to a required
600 feet prior to the approach end of Runway 34; however, the full 1,000 feet required beyond the de‐
parture end of the runway remains unmet.
Future planning should consider meeting the full RSA for C‐III standards beyond the departure end of
Runway 16. Ideally, a portion of Southeast Green Oaks Boulevard could be relocated and outright
property acquisition could be obtained on the currently deficient RSA area. This would prove rather
costly and may not be practical given the small amount of RSA affected. As a result, the runway exten‐
sion alternatives to follow provide potential solutions to meeting RSA standards beyond the departure
end of Runway 16 in the event that the FAA changes its previous position allowing for the 80‐foot defi‐
cient RSA.
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