Airports
This is the broader term for any place from which aircraft flight operations take place.
This is the broader term for any place from which aircraft flight operations take place.
Runway numbers are based on this compass reference.
What is magnetic heading?
Taxiway centerlines are painted this color.
What is yellow?
The dashed white line along a runway is called this.
What is the runway centerline?
This cone-shaped fabric shows wind direction and speed.
What is a windsock?
An airport with customs and immigration facilities is called this.
The thick white bars pilots aim for during landing are called these.
What are aiming point markings?
These blue lights outline the taxiway edges at night.
What are taxiway edge lights?
These large numbers painted on runways represent what?
What is the magnetic heading?
These lights are blue and mark taxiway edges.
What are taxiway edge lights?
This type of airport handles only flights within the same country.
What is a domestic airport?
White chevrons on a runway show this.
What is unusable pavement?
These markings, two solid and two dashed yellow lines, are placed before entering a runway.
What are hold-short lines?
The arrows before a displaced threshold are painted this color.
What is white?
This system of lights extends outward from the runway threshold to guide aircraft on approach.
What is the Approach Lighting System (ALS)?
A small floating aerodrome for seaplanes is called this.
What is a water aerodrome?
This type of runway provides both horizontal and vertical guidance.
What is a precision instrument runway?
These taxiways allow faster runway exits after landing.
What are high-speed taxiways?
This marking shows where an aircraft should stop before entering an active runway.
What is a hold-short line?
These are red lights placed on tall structures for safety.
What are obstruction lights?
This facility is designed specifically for helicopters.
What is a heliport?
These lights mark the start of the landing area and are green in color.
What are threshold lights?
The centerline lights on taxiways are this color.
What is green?
These yellow markings on taxiways indicate an intermediate holding position.
What are dashed yellow lines?
These alternating red and white lights are found on the runway centerline in the last 900 m.
What are runway centerline lights?