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Runway Approach Area

Holdin Positio

n Si n

Lo

cated

next to

the

ye o

w h

o d

ing

p

ositio

n su

rface

ma

rking

s. Taxiin

g

pa

st this sig

n m

ay in

terfe

re w

ith

arriv

ing

or d

ep

artin

g a

ircraft.

Ho

d sh

ort o

f this o

cation

wh

en

in

structe

d b

y A

TC

.

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Taxiway Location Si n

Ind

icates th

e ta

xiway

on

wh

ich

the

aircra

ft is ocate

d. M

ay b

e

co- o

cated

with

dire

ction

sign

s o

r run

way

ho

din

g p

ositio

n sig

ns,

as sh

ow

n in

gra

ph

ic.

Ref. A

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ILS Critica

l Area Holdin

Positio

n Si n

Lo

cated

next to

the

ye o

w

surfa

ce-p

ain

ted

ILS

critica a

rea

m

arkin

g. A

ircraft ta

xiing

beyo

nd

th

is po

int m

ay in

terfe

re w

ith th

e

ILS

sign

a . H

o d

sho

rt of th

is o

cation

wh

en

instru

cted

by

AT

C.

Ref. A

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Runway Boundary Si n

Th

is sign

face

s the

run

way

an

d is

visib

e to

pi o

ts exiting

the

run

way.

It is ocate

d n

ext to th

e ye

ow

h

o d

ing

po

sition

ma

rking

s pa

inte

d

on

the

taxiw

ay p

avem

en

t. Taxi p

ast

this sig

n to

be

sure

you

are

c ea

r of

the

run

way.

Ref. A

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Movement A

rea Boundary

Markin s

Th

ese

ma

rking

s can

be

see

n at

tow

er-co

ntro

ed

airp

orts w

he

re

ha

ng

ar o

r ap

ron

are

as a

re o

cated

a

dja

cen

t to a

taxiw

ay. Th

e so

id

side

of th

e in

e in

dicate

s the

no

n-

mo

vem

en

t are

a, w

hich

is no

t un

de

r A

TC

con

tro , a

nd

the

da

she

d sid

e

ind

icates th

e m

ove

me

nt a

rea

, wh

ich

is un

de

r AT

C co

ntro

.

Ref. A

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Taxiway Directio

n Si n

Usu

a y

ocate

d n

ext to o

r in a

n a

rray

with

a ta

xiway

ocatio

n sig

n, th

ese

ye

ow

sign

s ind

icate th

e n

am

e a

nd

d

irectio

n o

f inte

rsectin

g ta

xiways.

In th

is exam

p e

, taxiw

ay C

ha

r ie is

to th

e e

ft an

d rig

ht, a

nd

A p

ha

is a

he

ad

an

d to

the

righ

t.

Ref. A

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Runway Holdin Positio

n Si n

Lo

cated

next to

the

ye o

w h

o d

ing

p

ositio

n su

rface m

arking

on

taxiways

or ru

nw

ay in

terse

ction

s. In th

is exam

p e, th

e th

resh

o d

for R

un

way

15

is to th

e e

ft and

the

thre

sho

d fo

r R

un

way

33

is to th

e rig

ht. A

ircraft m

ay n

ot m

ove

beyo

nd

this sig

n/

markin

g u

n e

ss instru

cted

by

AT

C

at tow

ere

d airp

orts, o

r by

en

surin

g

ade

qu

ate se

paratio

n o

f aircraft at n

on

-tow

ere

d airp

orts.

Ref. A

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ILS Critica

l Area Boundary Si n

Po

sition

ed

in co

nju

nctio

n w

ith

the

ILS

ho

din

g p

ositio

n m

arkin

gs,

bu

t see

n o

n y

wh

en

taxiin

g o

r d

rivin

g aw

ay fro

m th

e ru

nw

ay. A

ircraft o

r veh

ic es exitin

g th

e

run

way

are

c ea

r of th

e IL

S critica

a

rea

wh

en

they

mo

ve b

eyon

d th

e

ho

din

g p

ositio

n m

arkin

g.

Ref. A

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Runway Holdin Positio

n Markin s

A ye

ow

surface

-pain

ted

markin

g o

n

a taxiway, ty

pica y

co o

cated

with

a re

d an

d w

hite

run

way

ho

din

g p

ositio

n

sign

, ind

icates th

at an aircraft o

r veh

ic e

mu

st stop

at the

do

ub

e so

id in

es u

nti

c eare

d to

cross b

y A

TC

. Th

is markin

g

may

a so b

e se

en

on

a run

way, o

r with

a taxiw

ay ap

pro

ach h

o d

sign

, in w

hich

case

AT

C w

i pro

vid

e ap

pro

priate

ho

d

sho

rt instru

ction

s.

Ref. A

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Runway Location Si n

Ide

ntif

es th

e ru

nw

ay o

n w

hich

the

a

ircraft is o

cated

.

Ref. A

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No Entry Si n

Pro

hib

its an

aircra

ft from

en

terin

g

an

are

a, su

ch a

s a o

ne

-way

taxiw

ay

or th

e in

terse

ction

of a

roa

d

inte

nd

ed

for ve

hic e

s.

Ref. A

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Destin

ation Si n

Ind

icates th

e d

irectio

n o

f a

taxi ro

ute

to a

run

way

(s) or

oth

er o

cation

. In th

is exam

p e

, R

un

ways 2

7 a

nd

33

are

to th

e

imm

ed

iate rig

ht.

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Holdin Positio

n Markin for IL

S

Typ

ica y

co- o

cated

with

the

red

a

nd

wh

ite IL

S C

ritica A

rea

Ho

din

g

Po

sition

sign

, this su

rface

ma

rking

in

dicate

s the

bo

un

da

ry o

f the

ILS

critica

are

a. A

ircraft ta

xiing

beyo

nd

th

is po

int m

ay in

terfe

re w

ith th

e IL

S

sign

a . H

o d

sho

rt of th

is ocatio

n

wh

en

instru

cted

by

AT

C.

Ref. A

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Closed Runway and

Taxiway Markin

Ind

icates a

c ose

d ru

nw

ay o

r ta

xiway. It w

i a so

be

p a

ced

at ea

ch

en

tran

ce to

a p

erm

an

en

t y c o

sed

ru

nw

ay o

r taxiw

ay. A ra

ised

- igh

ted

X

may

be

use

d in

ieu

of, o

r in

ad

ditio

n to

, a p

avem

en

t ma

rking

.

Ref. A

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Directio

n Si n for R

unway Exit

Ind

icates a

taxiw

ay exit fro

m a

ru

nw

ay. Lo

cated

just p

rior to

the

in

terse

ction

on

the

sam

e sid

e o

f th

e ru

nw

ay a

s the

taxiw

ay exit.

Ref. A

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Taxiway Endin Marke

r

Ind

icates th

e ta

xiway

do

es n

ot

con

tinu

e. L

ocate

d o

n th

e fa

r side

o

f the

inte

rsectio

n.

Ref. A

C 1 0- 340-18

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3

3 Runway Dista

nce Remainin Si n

Ind

icates th

e d

istan

ce o

f run

way

re

ma

inin

g in

tho

usa

nd

s of fe

et. In

th

is exam

p e

, 3,0

00

fee

t rem

ain

o

n th

e a

nd

ing

run

way.

Ref. A

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Chevron Markin s

Ind

icate a

rea

s of p

avem

en

t a ig

ne

d

with

the

run

way

that a

re u

nu

sab

e

for ta

xi, take

off, o

r an

din

g. C

hev

ron

s co

ver b

ast p

ad

s or sto

pw

ays, wh

ich

are

con

structe

d to

pro

tect a

rea

s fro

m e

rosio

n ca

use

d b

y je

t b a

st a

nd

to p

rov

ide

extra sto

pp

ing

d

istan

ce fo

r aircra

ft (stop

ways).

Ref. A

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Enhanced Taxiway

Centerlin

e Markin s

Use

d m

ost y

at arge

r airpo

rts, the

se

markin

gs in

dicate

that th

e aircraft is

app

roach

ing

a run

way. P

rior to

a run

way

h

o d

ing

po

sition

markin

g, th

e taxiw

ay

cen

ter in

e w

i be

“en

han

ced

” to in

c ud

e

a set o

f ye o

w d

ashe

d in

es. In

sta ed

at m

ore

than

50

0 airp

orts th

rou

gh

ou

t the

U

.S., th

ese

dash

ed

ye o

w m

arking

s exten

d

150

fee

t from

the

run

way

ho

din

g p

ositio

n

on

eith

er sid

e o

f taxiway

cen

ter in

es.

Ref. A

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Vehicle

Roadway Markin s

Use

d to

de

fn

e a

veh

ic e p

athw

ay

(no

n-a

ircraft) th

at is on

, or cro

ssing

, a

n a

rea

a so

use

d b

y a

ircraft. T

he

o

ute

r bo

un

da

ries w

i con

sist of

eith

er a

sing

e so

id w

hite

ine

or

wh

ite a

nd

b a

ck “zipp

ere

d” in

es.

Ref. A

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Disp

laced Threshold

A d

isp ace

d th

resh

o d

de

sign

ates

wh

ere

the

run

way

’s and

ing

area

starts. Wh

ite arro

ws a o

ng

the

ce

nte

r ine

of th

e ru

nw

ay in

dicate

th

e p

ortio

n b

etw

ee

n th

e b

eg

inn

ing

o

f the

run

way

and

the

disp

aced

th

resh

o d

. Th

is po

rtion

is avai ab e

fo

r takeo

ffs in b

oth

dire

ction

s and

an

din

gs fro

m th

e o

pp

osite

dire

ction

.

Ref. A

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Holdin Positio

n Markin s fo

r Taxiway/Ta

xiway Interse

ctions

Exte

nd

ing

acro

ss the

wid

th o

f a

taxiw

ay, this ye

ow

da

she

d in

e

ind

icates w

he

re a

n a

ircraft sh

ou

d

stop

if instru

cted

to d

o so

by

A

TC

. Wh

en

the

ma

rking

is no

t p

rese

nt, sto

p th

e a

ircraft to

pro

vid

e

ad

eq

uate

c ea

ran

ce fro

m a

n a

ircraft

on

the

inte

rsectin

g ta

xiway.

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Relocation of a Threshold

Ye

ow

ine

an

d a

rrow

he

ad

surfa

ce

ma

rking

s ind

icate th

at a p

ortio

n o

f th

e ru

nw

ay h

as b

ee

n c o

sed

an

d

that th

e th

resh

o d

ha

s be

en

mo

ved

. P

ossib

e ca

use

s for th

e re

ocatio

n

inc u

de

con

structio

n o

r oth

er a

irpo

rt m

ain

ten

an

ce. T

he

c ose

d a

rea

is no

t ava

i ab

e fo

r take

offs o

r an

din

gs.

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