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Runway Approach Area ILS Critical Area Holdin
Holdin Position Si n Position Si n
Located next to the ye ow ho ding Located next to the ye ow
position surface markings. Taxiing surface-painted ILS critica area
past this sign may interfere with marking. Aircraft taxiing beyond
arriving or departing aircraft. this point may interfere with the
Ho d short of this ocation when ILS signa . Ho d short of this
instructed by ATC. ocation when instructed by ATC.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-8-b-2; 4-3-18-a-8 Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-8-b-3; 4-3-18-a-8
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Taxiway Location Si n Runway Boundary Si n
Indicates the taxiway on which This sign faces the runway and is
the aircraft is ocated. May be visib e to pi ots exiting the runway.
co- ocated with direction signs It is ocated next to the ye ow
or runway ho ding position signs, ho ding position markings painted
as shown in graphic. on the taxiway pavement. Taxi past
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-9-a-1
this sign to be sure you are c ear of
the runway.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-9-a-3
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Movement Area Boundary Runway Holdin Position Si n
Markin s Located next to the ye ow ho ding
These markings can be seen at position surface marking on taxiways
tower-contro ed airports where or runway intersections. In this
hangar or apron areas are ocated examp e, the thresho d for Runway
adjacent to a taxiway. The so id 15 is to the eft and the thresho d for
side of the ine indicates the non- Runway 33 is to the right. Aircraft
movement area, which is not under may not move beyond this sign/
ATC contro , and the dashed side marking un ess instructed by ATC
indicates the movement area, which at towered airports, or by ensuring
is under ATC contro . adequate separation of aircraft at
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-6-c
non-towered airports.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-8-b-1
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Taxiway Direction Si n ILS Critical Area Boundary Si n
Usua y ocated next to or in an array Positioned in conjunction with
with a taxiway ocation sign, these the ILS ho ding position markings,
ye ow signs indicate the name and but seen on y when taxiing or
direction of intersecting taxiways. driving away from the runway.
In this examp e, taxiway Char ie is Aircraft or vehic es exiting the
to the eft and right, and A pha is runway are c ear of the ILS critica
ahead and to the right. area when they move beyond the
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-10/11
ho ding position marking.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-9-a-4
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Runway Holdin Position Markin s No Entry Si n
A ye ow surface-painted marking on Prohibits an aircraft from entering
a taxiway, typica y co ocated with a an area, such as a one-way taxiway
red and white runway ho ding position or the intersection of a road
sign, indicates that an aircraft or vehic e intended for vehic es.
must stop at the doub e so id ines unti Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-8-b-4
c eared to cross by ATC. This marking
may a so be seen on a runway, or with
a taxiway approach ho d sign, in which
case ATC wi provide appropriate ho d
short instructions.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-
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Runway Location Si n Destination Si n
Identifes the runway on which the Indicates the direction of a
aircraft is ocated. taxi route to a runway(s) or
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-a-2
other ocation. In this examp e,
Runways 27 and 33 are to the
immediate right.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-10/11
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Holdin Position Markin for ILS Direction Si n for Runway Exit
Typica y co- ocated with the red Indicates a taxiway exit from a
and white ILS Critica Area Ho ding runway. Located just prior to the
Position sign, this surface marking intersection on the same side of
indicates the boundary of the ILS the runway as the taxiway exit.
critica area. Aircraft taxiing beyond Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-10/11
this point may interfere with the ILS
signa . Ho d short of this ocation
when instructed by ATC.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3- -b
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Closed Runway and Taxiway Endin Marker
Taxiway Markin Indicates the taxiway does not
Indicates a c osed runway or continue. Located on the far side
taxiway. It wi a so be p aced at each of the intersection.
entrance to a permanent y c osed Ref. AC 1 0- 340-18F, Chapter 1-9
runway or taxiway. A raised- ighted
X may be used in ieu of, or in
addition to, a pavement marking.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-6-d/e
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Runway Distance Remainin Si n Enhanced Taxiway
Indicates the distance of runway Centerline Markin s
remaining in thousands of feet. In Used most y at arger airports, these
this examp e, 3,000 feet remain markings indicate that the aircraft is
on the anding runway. approaching a runway. Prior to a runway
ho ding position marking, the taxiway
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-13
center ine wi be “enhanced” to inc ude
a set of ye ow dashed ines. Insta ed at
more than 500 airports throughout the
U.S., these dashed ye ow markings extend
150 feet from the runway ho ding position
on either side of taxiway center ines.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-4-b-2
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Chevron Markin s Vehicle Roadway Markin s
Indicate areas of pavement a igned Used to defne a vehic e pathway
with the runway that are unusab e (non-aircraft) that is on, or crossing,
for taxi, takeoff, or anding. Chevrons an area a so used by aircraft. The
cover b ast pads or stopways, which outer boundaries wi consist of
are constructed to protect areas either a sing e so id white ine or
from erosion caused by jet b ast white and b ack “zippered” ines.
and to provide extra stopping Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-6-a
distance for aircraft (stopways).
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-3-i-1
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 Displaced Threshold Holdin Position Markin s for
A disp aced thresho d designates Taxiway/Taxiway Intersections
where the runway’s anding area Extending across the width of a
starts. White arrows a ong the taxiway, this ye ow dashed ine
center ine of the runway indicate indicates where an aircraft shou d
the portion between the beginning stop if instructed to do so by
of the runway and the disp aced ATC. When the marking is not
thresho d. This portion is avai ab e present, stop the aircraft to provide
for takeoffs in both directions and adequate c earance from an aircraft
andings from the opposite direction. on the intersecting taxiway.
Ref. AIM Para. 2-3-3-h-2 Ref. AIM Para. 2-3- -c
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Relocation of a Threshold
Ye ow ine and arrowhead surface
markings indicate that a portion of
the runway has been c osed and
that the thresho d has been moved.
Possib e causes for the re ocation
inc ude construction or other airport
maintenance. The c osed area is not
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