{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-259.482c","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.482c","heading":"Width of approach surface; outward and upward extension of approach surface.","body":"Sec. 2c.\n\n(1) Based upon the most precise approach available or planned for the end of a runway, the width of the approach surface at the end of the primary surface equals the width of the primary surface and expands uniformly to the following maximum width:\n\n(a) For the end of a utility runway, which end has only a visual approach procedure 1,200 feet (b) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has only a visual approach procedure 1,500 feet (c) For the end of a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure 2,000 feet (d) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure and a visibility minimum established by the FAA that is greater than 3/4 of a statute mile 3,500 feet (e) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure and a visibility minimum established by the FAA that is 3/4 of a statute mile or less 4,000 feet (f) For the end of a runway, which end has a precision approach procedure 16,000 feet\n\n(a) For the end of a utility runway, which end has only a visual approach procedure\n\n1,200 feet\n\n(b) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has only a visual approach procedure\n\n1,500 feet\n\n(c) For the end of a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure\n\n2,000 feet\n\n(d) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure and a visibility minimum established by the FAA that is greater than 3/4 of a statute mile\n\n3,500 feet\n\n(e) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure and a visibility minimum established by the FAA that is 3/4 of a statute mile or less\n\n4,000 feet\n\n(f) For the end of a runway, which end has a precision approach procedure\n\n16,000 feet\n\n(2) Based upon the most precise approach available or planned for the end of a runway, the approach surface extends outward and upward at the following slope for the following distance:\n\n(a) For the end of a utility runway regardless of the available or planned approach, or for the end of other than a utility runway which end has only a visual approach procedure, a slope of 20 to 1 for 5,000 feet from the end of the primary surface.\n\n(b) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure, a slope of 34 to 1 for 10,000 feet from the end of the primary surface.\n\n(c) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a precision instrument approach procedure, a slope of 50 to 1 for 10,000 feet from the end of the primary surface and, from that point, a slope of 40 to 1 for an additional 40,000 feet.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 259","Act Act-259-of-1959"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-259-482c","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"cc63a5bf4154fbd197b2bde56c2579b3b2066fd7f62b3b55038dfc8f056030c6","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-259.482b","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-259.482d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}