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title: "GM1 ADR-DSN.M.696 Simple touchdown zone lights — Certification Specifications and Guidance Material for Aerodrome Design (CS-ADR-DSN) — Issue 7, Aerodromes · Avioverse"
description: "Simple touchdown zone lights should be supplied with power on a separate circuit to other runway lighting so that they may be used when other lighting is…"
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# GM1 ADR-DSN.M.696 Simple touchdown zone lights

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.M.696 Simple touchdown zone lights

(a) Simple [touchdown zone](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/touchdown-zone) lights should be supplied with power on a separate circuit to other [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) lighting so that they may be used when other lighting is switched off.

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GM · GM1 ADR-DSN.M.696 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2016/027/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in CHAPTER M — VISUAL AIDS FOR NAVIGATION (LIGHTS)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/cs-adr-dsn/chapter-m-visual-aids-for-navigation-lights)

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.