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Runway

In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, gravel, ice, sand or salt).

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History

Design

Declared distances

Sections

Markings

Lighting

Safety

Surface

Length

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Runway

Nodes147
Edges146
Triples180
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013605
Components1

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Runway

Top relations

related to National variants · 19
Runway → Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Hong Kong, In, In Australia, Japan, Macau, Norway, Peru, Runways, Some European, South American, Sweden, The, This, To, United Kingdom
related to External links · 17
Runway → AFD, Civil Aviation AuthorityThe Hidden, Engineering, Federal Aviation Administration, FederationVisual Aids Handbook, ICAO, Manual, North American Powered Parachute, Publication/Airport Diagrams, Runway Map, Runways Practical Engineering, TPP, United States Aeronautical Information, United States Airport/Facility Directory, United States Terminal Procedures, World Airport, YouTube
related to history · 17
Runway → According, After, Confronted, Conway, Ford Airfield, However, In, In January, It, Municipal Landing Fields, Orville Wright, Service, Specifications, Through, United States, United States Army Air, WWI
related to Technical specifications · 17
Runway → ALS, Approach, Hold-Short, It, LAHSO, Land, Lights, On, RCLS, REIL, Seen, Taxiway, Taxiways, TDZL, These, Touchdown, White
related to Letter suffix · 16
Runway → Airport, At, At Dallas/Fort Worth International, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas, Denver, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, For, Fort Worth, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, If, In, Los Angeles, Occasionally, Orlando, Phoenix Sky Harbor International
related to Renumbering · 13
Runway → Alaska, As, Because, Canada, Canada's, Earth's, Fairbanks International Airport, In, London Stansted Airport, Nav Canada, This, United Kingdom, When
related to Length · 12
Runway → Another, At, East Asia, For, International, It, Larger, Luleå Airport, O'Hare International Airport, Sweden, The Boeing, These
related to Naming · 11
Runway → American, Cairns Army Airfield, Edwards Air Force Base, FAA, For, However, ICAO, Runways, The, This, This American
related to Safety · 11
Runway → Aeroflot Flight, Air France Flight, Air India Express Flight, Asiana Airlines Flight, British Airways Flight, Scandinavian Airlines Flight, Singapore Airlines Flight, TAM Airlines Flight, Thai Airways Flight, Types, Western Airlines Flight
related to Orientation · 7
Runway → As, Originally, Taking, The, To, United Kingdom, Utilizing

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runways aircraft may landing takeoff surface lights used airports also ft airport distance pavement end concrete use markings length air

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Runwayis aelongated0.90text
Runwayis asurface from threshold to threshold0.90text
Cairns Army Airfieldinstance ofThis also includes some military airfields0.80text
Thule Air Baseinstance ofthis is advantageous for certain airfields in the far north0.80text
Runwayrelated to Control of lighting systemTypically0.60section
Runwayrelated to Control of lighting systemSome0.60section
Runwayrelated to Control of lighting systemThis0.60section
Runwayrelated to Control of lighting systemSmaller0.60section
Runwayrelated to Control of lighting systemParticularly0.60section
Runwayrelated to Declared distancesEdwards Air Force Base0.60section
Runwayrelated to Declared distancesCalifornia0.60section
Runwayrelated to Declared distancesSpace Shuttle0.60section

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