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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1139/annex-VII/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.4",
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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/1.1.4",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.1.4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Those areas of an aerodrome, with their associated immediate surroundings, that are to be used for taxiing or parking aircraft, shall be designed to permit safe operation of the aircraft expected to use the particular facility under all the conditions planned for, and shall satisfy the following conditions:\n(a)those areas shall have a bearing strength sufficient to support repetitive operations of the intended aircraft, except for areas which are expected for only occasional use which only need to be capable of supporting the aircraft;\n(b)those areas shall be designed to drain water and to prevent standing water becoming an unacceptable risk to aircraft operations;\n(c)the slope and slope changes of those areas shall not create an unacceptable risk to aircraft operations;\n(d)the surface characteristics of those areas shall be adequate for use by the intended aircraft; and\n(e)those areas shall be free from objects which might create an unacceptable risk to aircraft. This shall not preclude parking equipment required for that area in specifically identified positions or zones.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1139/annex/VII/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.4",
    "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."
}