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The sign has black markings on a yellow background. It will also be adjacent to the holding position marked on the pavement and may even be painted on the rear face of the holding sign. There may also be a runway boundary sign that faces the runway and is visible to pilots exiting the runway. Next to the holding line at the edge of the taxiway there may be runway holding position signs with white characters on a red background. The two continuous lines are on the side from which an aircraft will approach a runway when taxiing, and if you are instructed to hold short of the runway or if you are not cleared onto the runway, you should stop with no part of the aircraft extending beyond the holding line. Taxiway holding lines, across the width of the taxiway, consist of two continuous and two dashed yellow lines, spaced 6 inches between dashes.
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Airplanes should taxi with their nosewheel on the yellow centerline.įigure 1. The taxiway centerline may be marked with a continuous yellow line, and the edges of the taxiway may be marked by two continuous yellow lines 6 inches apart. Today, we’ll look at taxiway and runway markings with an excerpt from The Pilot’s Manual: Ground School (PM-2C). All markings and signs can be found in Chapter 2, Section 3 of the Aeronautical Information Manual. Uniformity in airport markings and signs from one airport to another enhances safety and improves efficiency. Airport pavement markings and signs provide information that is useful to a pilot during takeoff, landing, and taxiing. Some have operating control towers to regulate the flow of traffic in airspace around the airport as well as on the ground, and others do not. Some have long, hard-surfaced runways while others have short, grass runways.