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title: "GM1 ADR-DSN.B.185 Transverse slopes on runway strips — Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7, Aerodromes · Avioverse"
description: "Where required for proper drainage, an open-air storm water conveyance may be allowed in the non-graded portion of a runway strip and should be placed as…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-adr-dsn/chapter-b-runways/gm1-adr-dsn-b-185"
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# GM1 ADR-DSN.B.185 Transverse slopes on runway strips

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

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ADR-DSN.B.185 Transverse slopes on runway strips

(a) Where required for proper drainage, an open-air storm water conveyance may be allowed in the non-graded portion of a [runway strip](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway-strip) and should be placed as far as practicable from the [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway).

(b) The [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) RFF procedure should take into account the location of open-air storm water conveyances within the non-graded portion of a runway strip.

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GM · GM1 ADR-DSN.B.185 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2017/021/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 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.