What is a code E runway?

In order to release billions of dollars in economic benefit, the airport's runway requires an upgrade to Code E status, which will allow it to accommodate long-range, wide-bodied aircraft. This upgrade will directly connect the Hunter and Northern NSW to the rest of the world.



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ICAO airplane design codes (or groups, in the case of the FAA) are based primarily on wingspan. The legacy 747 family has been categorized under ICAO Code E, which has a span limit of up to but not including 65 meters.

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The numbers are issued for each third of the runway: touchdown, midpoint and rollout, hence the 5/3/2 format. The FAA has provided a chart with explanations for each value – in this example 5 means the braking action at touchdown is good, the midpoint is medium and the rollout is medium to poor.

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For instance, an Aerodrome with a reference code 4E can accommodate aircraft with a “Reference Field Length” of 1800m and above and a wingspan up to 65m.

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A runway should be marked according to its usage. The three classifications of runways are Visual Runways, Nonprecision Instrument Runways, and Precision Instrument Runways.

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The letters, differentiate between left (L), right (R), or center (C) parallel runways, as applicable: For two parallel runways “L” “R.” For three parallel runways “L” “C” “R.”

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The basic configurations are (1) single runways, (2) parallel runways, (3) intersecting runways, and (4) open-V runways.

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For code, F ICAO to be 155 meters specifies aircraft the width of the lower surface. The justification used is that not only the wingspan is 20 meters larger (on initial code E 60 meters) but also the runway width is 15 meters larger (60 meters code E).

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The number four indicates a runway length of greater than 1800 metres and the letter C means the runway is designed for aircraft with a wingspan of between 24 metres and 36 metres and an outer main gear wheel span of between six metres and nine metres.

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Runway numbers are determined by rounding the compass bearing of one runway end to the nearest 10 degrees and truncating the last digit, meaning runways are numbered from 1 to 36—as per the diagram below. The opposite end of the runway always differs by 180 degrees, so it's numbered 18 higher or lower.

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For example, Runway 9-27 is oriented east-west. You might be thinking that the numbers on this diagram are backwards. On a handheld compass, south is 180 degrees (so 18 in runway terms) and west is 270 (27). But the “W” is numbered 9 because the runway number is connected to the direction the plane is traveling.

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ICAO SARPs relating to runways are determined according to runway length using the standard Runway Code categories. Code 1 runways are less than 800 metres long, Code 2 runways are 800-1199 metres long, Code 3 runways are 1200-1799 metres long and Code 4 runways are 1800 metres or more in length.

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While Class E airspace is considered “controlled airspace”, you do not need an ATC clearance to fly in it. Since Class “E” airspace is basically “Everywhere”, most of the focus is placed on identifying the ceiling and floor of the airspace.

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Code C Aircraft means an Aircraft with dimensions meeting the specifications in the Aerodrome Reference Code table in Annex 14, Volume I, to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, as may be amended from time to time.

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Is There a Runway 0? You shouldn't find any runway numbered either “0” or “00”. Any runway which points to magnetic north will normally be given the designator “36” (as in 360 degrees). This will also correspond with the headings read out by both ATC and the pilot.

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Plainly put, airport runways are numbered according to compass bearings. This means runway numbers are based on the compass with 360 representing north, 90 representing east, 180 representing south, and 270 representing west. Runways are numbered between 01 and 36. Aerial view of a numbered airport runway.

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Runway numbers are actually a reference to the closest magnetic heading of the runway. The runway heading is rounded to the nearest 10 degrees, and the zero is removed. This number is then assigned to the runway. Further differentiation can be achieved with letters on parallel runways.

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All runways are numbered. The number used corresponds to the magnetic direction of that runway when landing or taking off on it. The runway number is abbreviated and missing the last digit. As an example. If you are landing or taking off on runway 20, it is actually 200°

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Larger airports usually have several runways in different directions, so that one can be selected that is most nearly aligned with the wind. Airports with one runway are often constructed to be aligned with the prevailing wind.

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Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Located between two major cities, the airport began operation in 1974, and features seven runways to service planes of varying sizes.

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Trivia: There are only 3 airports outside the US with 4 parallel runways: LFPG (Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport), LFTM (Istanbul Airport) and ZSPD (Shanghai Pudong International Airport).

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