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title: "ADR.OPS.B.028 Aircraft towing — Part-ADR.OPS · Avioverse"
description: "The aerodrome operator shall: establish aircraft manoeuvring procedures and designate routes to be used during aircraft towing operations on the movement…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/operations-requirements-part-adr-ops/subpart-b/adr-ops-b-028"
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# ADR.OPS.B.028 Aircraft towing

ANNEX IV — Operations Requirements (Part-ADR.OPS) · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## ADR.OPS.B.028 Aircraft towing

The [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) shall:

(a) establish [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) manoeuvring procedures and designate routes to be used during aircraft towing operations on the [movement area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/movement-area), to ensure safety;

(b) ensure the provision of adequate and appropriate guidance during towing operations;

(c) ensure that towed aircraft display lights during towing operations, in accordance with the provisions of point SERA.3215 of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012;

(d) establish and implement procedures to ensure adequate communication and coordination between the organisation executing the towing operation, the [apron](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron) management services unit, and the [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) unit, as appropriate to the towing operation;

(e) establish and implement procedures to ensure safety of towing operations in adverse weather or meteorological conditions, including by limiting or not permitting such operations.

IR · ADR.OPS.B.028 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2148 · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.028 Aircraft towing

[AIRCRAFT](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) TOWING PROCEDURES

(a) The [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) should identify and designate the routes that may be used for towing operations, taking into account the aircraft characteristics and its compatibility with the design characteristics of the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) and its operation.

(b) The procedures should, as a minimum, cover the following:

(1) request for and authorisation of the towing operation;

(2) manoeuvring procedures, including turning direction(s), when exiting a stand, and limitations to aircraft types as applicable;

(3) measures to control other traffic on the [apron](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron) area during the manoeuvring of the towed aircraft;

(4) coordination with the [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) unit and the apron management services unit, if different, taking into account their areas of responsibility;

(5) communication procedures to be applied during towing procedures;

(6) ensuring the display of lights of the aircraft to be towed, as per the requirements of SERA.3215;

(7) cases where guidance (e.g. marshaller and/or wing-walker) is needed in order to ensure aircraft clearance from obstacles;

(8) [runway](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/runway) crossing, if applicable;

(9) cases where the use of a ‘follow-me’ service is required; and

(10) the safety measures to be taken to execute towing operation in adverse weather phenomena ([slush](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/slush), [ice](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/ice), etc.) or visibility conditions, and cases and conditions where such an operation is limited or not permitted.

AMC · AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.028 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2021/003/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 ADR.OPS.B.028 Aircraft towing

TOWING ROUTES

An [aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator) may designate various routes for towing operations.

The way that these routes are used by the [air traffic services](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/air-traffic-services) provider, or other unit(s) responsible for parts of the [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome) where the air traffic services provider is not responsible, depends on the operating and traffic conditions at an aerodrome.

In any case, irrespective of the actual route to be chosen at a given situation, the route needs to be suitable for the particular [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft), as specified in AMC1 ADR.OPS.B.028 point (a).

GM · GM1 ADR.OPS.B.028 — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2021/003/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART B — AERODROME OPERATIONAL SERVICES, EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS (ADR.OPS.B)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/operations-requirements-part-adr-ops/subpart-b)

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.