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title: "GM1 ADR-DSN.D.285 Strength of taxiways — Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7, Aerodromes · Avioverse"
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# GM1 ADR-DSN.D.285 Strength of taxiways

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.D.285 Strength of taxiways

(a) Due consideration is to be given to the fact that a [taxiway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/taxiway) is subjected to a greater density of traffic and as a result of slow moving and stationary aeroplanes, to higher stresses than the [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) it serves.

(b) The method for reporting the bearing strength of the pavement is available in Part-ADR.OPS of Regulation (EU) No 139/2014.

(c) Additional information on the bearing strength, the design, and evaluation of pavements is given in ICAO Doc 9157, [Aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) Design Manual, Part 3, Pavements.

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GM · GM1 ADR-DSN.D.285 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2022/006/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in CHAPTER D — TAXIWAYS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-adr-dsn/chapter-d-taxiways)

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.