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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
.
Ref. A
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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.
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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
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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
.
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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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