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Dry Runways
Regular Exits High Speed Exits
Distance from Threshold
to Exit, ft Aircraft Class * Aircraft Class *
A B C D A B C D
0 24 19
1000 24 27 27 24
2000 34 27 35 24
3000 44 37 29 43 32 35 35
4000 55 46 38 38 41 35 35
5000 65 56 47 47 49 44 44
6000 76 65 56 56 54 54
7000 76 75 65 65 63 63
8000 76 75 73 73
9000 76 75 82 82
10000 76 75 85 85
11000 76 75 90 90
Wet Runways
Distance from Threshold
to Exit, ft Aircraft Class *
A B C D
0 24
1000 24
2000 34 27
3000 44 37 30
4000 55 47 38
5000 65 56 47 47
6000 76 65 56 56
7000 99 99 65 65
8000 73 73
9000 82 82

∗ The aircraft class is the classification of aircraft based upon maximum certified takeoff
weight [5]
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [8].

TABLE 6-27 Runway Occupancy Time of Aircraft Exiting at Exits Located at
Various Distances from the Runway Arrival Threshold, s