AIRPORT

MARKINGS
BY
ANJALY ANN JOSEPH
S6 CE A
ROLL NO 20
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 CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• TYPES OF AIRPORT
MARKINGS
• CONCLUSION

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 INTRODUCTION
For assisting the pilots in guiding the aircraft on the runways and taxiways
,the pavements are marked with lines & numbers.
The white colour is used for all the markings on the runways and for the
markings on the aprons and taxiways, the colour used is yellow.

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 AIRPORT MARKINGS
Markings are provided on any of the component of airport in different forms mentioned
below.
a. Strips
b. Patches
c. Solid lines
d. Hollow lines
e. Cart lines
Arrangement can be inclined, perpendicular to runway or a component or any other shape

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TYPES OF AIRPORT MARKINGS
1. Apron marking
2. Landing direction indicator
3. Runway marking
4. Shoulder marking
5. Taxiway marking
6. Wind direction indicator

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 APRON MARKING
The apron is provided with certain guide lines which will help the
pilots in manoeuvring the critical aircraft on the apron.
The smaller aircrafts can also use the same path without any
difficulty.
The guidelines indicates the path of the nose gear of the aircraft.
Yellow colour is used at such locations.
It should be fuel resistant as aprons are likely to be subjected to
fuel spillage.

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 APRON MARKING
How aircraft is going to take a turn.
At what particular location it has to stop.
Where there can be a loading and unloading, everything is
defined by using apron markings.

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 LANDING DIRECTION
INDICATOR
To indicate the landing direction an arrow or a Tee is placed at
the centre of a segmented circle.
• Helps in identifying the runway strip and the direction from
which they can land.
• Shape is arrow, or Tee or circle with cutoff lines.
 It is painted in orange or white colour.
 It is lighted for viewing during night time.
 It is fixed at a distant place.
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RUNWAY MARKING

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