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AC 150/5300-4B CHG 3 12/5/78 <br />c. General Utility. This type of airport accommodates all airplanes <br />of less than 12,500 pound's (5 670 kg), except that the runway length <br />criteria contained in Advisory Circular 150/5300-6, Airport Design <br />Standards - General Aviation Airports - Basic and General Transport, <br />for 60 percent fleet at 60 percent useful load may be used where it <br />is desired to accommodate transport category airplanes. It is -* <br />primarily intended to serve communities located on the fringe of a <br />metropolitan area or a relatively large population community remote <br />from a metropolitan area. There should be a minimum of 500 itinerant <br />operations by airplanes having a gross weight of 6,000 pounds <br />(2 700 kg) or greater. <br />6. FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS. <br />a. A factor for future consideration in the utility -type airport is the <br />probable requirement to operate during periods when the weather is <br />below minimums authorized for visual flight rules (VFR). The <br />requirement for this capability is highest among airplanes used <br />for business and air taxi purposes. <br />b. The criteria contained in this publication provide the potential <br />capability for the development of instrument runways. Navigational <br />aids, such as instrument landing systems (ILS), microwave landing <br />systems (MLS), very high frequency omnidirectional radio ranges <br />(VOR), or nondirectional radio beacons (NDB) are needed in order to <br />take advantage of this potential. Advisory Circular 150/5300-2, <br />Airport Design Standards - Site Requirements for Terminal Navi- <br />gational Facilities, describes in general terms the land area, <br />grading requirements, and operational clearances desired for air <br />navigational aids (NAVAIDs) and air traffic control (ATC) facilities. <br />c. The design criteria contained in Advisory Circular 150/5300-6 <br />should be used where the ultimate development plans include <br />expansion of the airport to accommodate airplanes of more than <br />12,500 pounds (5 670 kg). Failure to consider these criteria <br />during an initial development may lead to the additional expenses <br />of reconstructing or relocating facilities in the future. <br />Page 4 <br />Chap 2 <br />Par 5 <br />