Doe9150-AN/899STOLPORTMANUALSECONDEDITION-1991ApprovedbytheSecretaryGeneralandpublishedunderhisauthorityINTERNATIONALCIVILAVIATIONORGANIZATION
StolportManualDoe9150-AN/899SecondEdition-1991QQAC/O00
AMENDMENTSTheissueofamendmentsisannouncedregularlyintheICAOJournalandinthemonthlySupplementtotheCatalogueofICAOPublicationsandAudio-visualTrainingAids,whichholdersofthispublicationshouldconsult.Thespacebelowisprovidedtokeeparecordofsuchamendments.RECORDOFAMENDMENTSANDCORRIGENDAAMENDMENTSNo.DateEnteredbyCORRIGENDANo.DateEnteredby110/6/94ICAOii
ForewordThismanualprovidesguidancefortheplanningandestablishmentofstolports,uniqueairportsdesignedtoserveaeroplanesthathaveexceptionalshort-fieldperformancecapabilities.While"stolport"and"STOLaircraft"havenotbeenpreciselydefinedbyICAO,itisrecognizedthatthecapabilityofcertainaeroplanestooperatesafelyinareasconstrainedbylimitedspace,restrictedterrainorboth,offerseconomicandsocialadvantagesprovidedtherearededicatedairportsavailable.Astolportisanairportwhosephysicalcharacteristics,visualandnon-visualaidsandtotalinfrastructurearecreatedtosupportsafeandeffectivepublicairtransportinandoutofdenselypopulatedurbanareasaswellastoandfromruralareaswithdifficultterrain.AsnoStandardsorRecommendedPracticesforstolportsexistinanyoftheICAOAnnexes,thismanualcoversalltheaircraftoperatingaspectsofstolportsexceptnon-visualnavigationaids.Theairportterminalbuildingandgroundsideoperationsarenotaddressed.ThematerialinthismanualisbasedonadaptationsofconventionalairportpracticesandontheexperienceofStatesthathaveoperatedstolportsorcompleteSTOLsystems.Itshould,however,benotedthatstolportspecificationsincludedhereinarenotapplicabletoaltiportswhichareconstructedinmountainousregions,thoughsomeoftheSTOLaircraftinusetodayaredesignedtooperatefromaltiports.Analtiportmaybedefinedasasmallairportinamountainousareawithasteepgradientrunway,usedforlandinguptheslopeandfortake-offdowntheslope,therebymakinguseofonlyoneapproach/departurearea.Ontheotherhand,thelongitudinalslopeofaSTOLrunwayisflatterthaneventhatprescribedforarunwaydesignedfortheoperationofconventionalaircraftandgenerallyhasapproachdepartureareasatbothendsoftherunway.Contemporary"short-field"aeroplanesfallintoarathernarrowrangewithrespecttosizeandperformance.Theguidanceinthismanualcaterstothatfact.ThefutureofcivilSTOLaircraftdevelopmentisuncertain,butshouldprogressinthisarealeadtolargeraeroplanes,arevisionofsomeofthematerialinthismanualwillberequired.Itisintendedthatthemanualbekeptuptodate.Futureeditionswillbeimprovedonthebasisofexperiencegainedandofcommentsandsuggestionsreceivedfromusersofthismanual.Therefore,readersareinvitedtogivetheirviews,comments,andsuggestionsonthisedition.TheseshouldbedirectedtotheSecretaryGeneralofICAO.iii
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