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title: "CS ADR-DSN.B.040 Runways with stopways or clearways — Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7, Aerodromes · Avioverse"
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# CS ADR-DSN.B.040 Runways with stopways or clearways

Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7 · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-aerodromes) · [EUR-Lex 2014/139 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R0139)

IR Implementing rule

## CS ADR-DSN.B.040 Runways with stopways or clearways

The length(s) of a [stopway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/stopway) or [clearway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/clearway), where provided, should be of adequate distance to meet the operational requirements for the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) which the [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) is intended to serve.

IR · CS ADR-DSN.B.040 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2014/013/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in CHAPTER B — RUNWAYS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-adr-dsn/chapter-b-runways)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 13 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.