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0.9 MINIMUM RUNWAY THRESHOLD IS
AT OUT BOARD EDGE OF STANDARD
PAVEMENT THRESHOLD BAR RUNWAY
EDGE MARKINGS
5
1.5
MAX.
5 100 100 50 50
1.5 MAX. 30 30 15 15

NOTES:
1. 50 FOOT (15 m) SPACING MAY BE USED WHEN LENGTH OF AREA IS
LESS THAN 250 FEET (75 m) IN WHICH CASE THE FIRST FULL CHEVRON
STARTS AT THE INDEX POINT (INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND
RUNWAY THRESHOLD).
2. CHEVRONS ARE YELLOW AND AT AN ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES TO THE
RUNWAY CENTERLINE.
3. CHEVRON SPACING MAY BE DOUBLED IF LENGTH OF AREA EXCEEDS
1000 FEET (300 m). FEET 10
4. DIMENSIONS ARE EXPRESSED AS e.g.,
METERS 3
FIGURE 8-23 Blast pad markings.

of supporting aircraft. These areas are marked with a 3-ft-wide stripe, as
shown in Fig. 8-24. Yellow color is used for these types of markings.
Taxiway Markings
Taxiway markings consist of centerline markings, holding position
markings, and often edge markings. Taxiways are marked as shown in
Fig. 8-25.

Centerline and Edge Markings
The centerline of the taxiway is marked with a single continuous 6-in
yellow line. On taxiway curves, the taxiway centerline marking con-
tinues from the straight portion of the taxiway at a constant distance
from the outside edge of the curve. At taxiway intersections which
are designed for aircraft to travel straight through the intersection,
the centerline markings continue straight through the intersection. At
the intersection of a taxiway with a runway end, the centerline stripe
of the taxiway terminates at the edge of the runway.
At the intersection between a taxiway and a runway, where the
taxiway serves as an exit from the runway, the taxiway marking is usually