Marking or
Description
Example
Marker
Precision
Runway side stripes are painted on
approach
the precision instrument runway to
instrument
further aid takeoff and landing
runway
guidance.
markings
Runway
Runways 200 feet wide have 10
threshold
stripes marking the landing
markings
threshold, each 12 feet wide by 150
feet long. These stripes are 3 feet
apart except at the middle space,
which has 16 feet between stripes.
All threshold markings are
retroreflective white.
Displaced
Yellow arrows 120 feet long with 80-
threshold
foot spacing between the arrows are
markings
painted on the unused end of the
runway pavement and point to the
displaced threshold markings. Four
yellow chevrons are also located on
the approach side and point at a
solid white transverse stripe.
Displaced threshold markings are
painted with nonretroreflective paint.
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