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FOREWORD

The need for a manual providing guidance on the design of aerodromes was recognized by the Aerodromes, Air Routes and Ground Aids (AGA) Division of ICAO at its Sixth Session in 1957. The Air Navigation Commission, after considering the recommendations of that Division, together with other information from the Jet Operations Requirements Panel, the Third Air Navigation Conference and Regional Air Navigation Meetings, agreed to the publication of an aerodrome manual which was progressively revised and added to from time to time. The structure of the Aerodrome Manual was later revised and it now comprises three distinct documents: The Airport Services Manual (Doc 9137), The Aerodrome Design Manual (Doc 9157), and The Airport Planning Manual (Doc 9184).

This part of the Aerodrome Design Manual fulfils the requirement for guidance material on the geometric design of runways and associated aerodrome elements, namely, runway shoulders, runway strips, runway end safety areas, clearways and stopways.

Much of the material included herein reproduces and is closely associated with the specifications contained in Annex 14, Aerodromes, Volume I - Aerodrome Design and Operations. The main purpose of this document is to facilitate the uniform application of the Annex 14, Volume I specifications.

The manual has been expanded with the inclusion of guidance material relating to runway design, which has been relocated from the Aerodrome Design Manual (Doc 9157), Part 2 - Aprons, Taxiways and Holding Bays. Additional guidance has been added on the design of runway turn pads and the strength requirements of runway strips.

It is intended that this manual be kept current. Future editions will improve on this edition on the basis of experience gained and of comments and suggestions received from users of the manual. Readers are therefore invited to send their views, comments and suggestions on this edition, in writing, to the Secretary General of ICAO.