# 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), Division 1.1.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Aerodromes shall have a designated area for the landing and take-off of aircraft, which satisfies the following conditions:
(a)the landing and take-off area shall have dimensions and characteristics suitable for the aircraft intended to use the facility;
(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;
(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;
(d)the slope and slope changes of the landing and take-off area shall not create an unacceptable risk to aircraft operations;
(e)the surface characteristics of the landing and take-off area shall be adequate for use by the intended aircraft; and
(f)the landing and take-off area shall be free from objects which might create an unacceptable risk to aircraft operations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1139/annex/VII/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1139/annex-VII/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.1
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