Frequently Asked Questions

Barricade Fact Sheet

What are the new changes to the Airport Advisory Circular 150/5370-2E, Operational Safety on Airports During Construction?

Many barricades are no longer allowed under newest changes of AC 150/5370-2E, “Operational Safety on Airports During Construction”. No longer included are railroad ties, wood timbers, buckets, PVC (square or rectangular designs), and other “timber size” barricades are no longer acceptable according to these new changes and performance standards of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

What has the FAA established for safety performance standards for barricades used in airport operations?

FAA performance standards for barricades used in airport operations call for, “A device (barricade) that is easily collapsible upon contact with an aircraft or any of its components and would not damage or cause minimal damage if impacted.”

How low to the ground does an airport barricade need to be?

The FAA AC specifically states, “All barricades, temporary markers, and other objects placed and left in safety areas associated with any open runway, taxiway, must be as low as possible to the ground; of low mass; easily collapsible upon contact with an aircraft or any of its components; and weighted or sturdily attached to the surface to prevent displacement from prop wash, jet blast, wing vortex, or other surface wind currents."