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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1139/annex-VII/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/1139",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1139",
  "path": "annex/VII/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.1.1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Aerodromes shall have a designated area for the landing and take-off of aircraft, which satisfies the following conditions:\n(a)the landing and take-off area shall have dimensions and characteristics suitable for the aircraft intended to use the facility;\n(b)the landing and take-off area, where applicable, shall have a bearing strength sufficient to support repetitive operations of the intended aircraft. Those areas not intended for repetitive operations only need to be capable of supporting the aircraft;\n(c)the landing and take-off area shall be designed to drain water and to prevent standing water becoming an unacceptable risk to aircraft operations;\n(d)the slope and slope changes of the landing and take-off area shall not create an unacceptable risk to aircraft operations;\n(e)the surface characteristics of the landing and take-off area shall be adequate for use by the intended aircraft; and\n(f)the landing and take-off area shall be free from objects which might create an unacceptable risk to aircraft operations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1139/annex/VII/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:59.618018+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}