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RUNWAY
• According to theInternational Civil AviationOrganization(ICAO),a runwayis a defned rectangular areaon a land aerodrome
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• &unways are num-ered according the magnetic compassdirection they are oriented to
• Consists o two num-ers one at each end o runway
• .receding that num-er are eight stripes
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DECLARED DISTANCES
• /01m(230t) long and 2m(/4t) wide in smallergeneral aviation airports"
• 1,133m(52,301t) long and23m(/4/t) wide at largeinternational airports"
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• *y 133 eet is the touchdown zone , identifed -y si: stripes
• &unway num-ers are not given in degrees, rather in
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• e"g" a runway with a marking o 50 is actually 503 degrees
• 7or simplicity 7AA rounds o the precise headings to nearesttens
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RUNWAY LIGHTING
• 6hese lights are used to assistpilot in to identiy the runway
• GREEN THRESHOLD LIGHTS ;
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RUNWAY WITH AIRPORT INFRASTRAUC
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• &unway e:cursion
• &unway overrun
• &unway incursion
• &unway conusion
• &unway undershoot
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