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AIRPORT MARKING AIDS

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Markings used on runway and taxiway surfaces to identify a specific runway, a runway threshold, a centerline, a hold line, etc. A runway should be marked in accordance with its present usage such as:

  1. Nonprecision instrument.
  2. Precision instrument.

Source FAA Pilot/Controller Glossary · checked 2026-08-25

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