Airplane Design Group (ADG)

Definition

The Airplane Design Group (ADG) is an FAA-defined grouping of aircraft types which has six groups based on wingspan and tail height. These groups are defined in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13. It is sometmes used in place of element 2 of the ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code

Description

The ADG is based on the most restrictive of either the aircraft wingspan or the aircraft tail height. The ADG categories are as follows:

The ADG is part of the FAA's Runway Design Code (RDC) described in AC 150/5300-13 which three aircraft type-related classifications are combined to form the RDC for a particular runway for design purposes

Further Reading

• FAA AC 150/5300-13 Airport Design (issued 2012, updated to Change 1 2014)