Airport Markings & Signs

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 INTRODUCTION

Airport signs and marking provide information that is

useful to ground vehicle operators when operating on the
airport and to pilots during takeoff, landing, or taxiing.
 TYPES

MANDATORY SIGNS
LOCATION SIGNS
DIRECTION SIGNS
DESTINATION SIGNS
SPECIAL INFORMATION SIGNS
 MANDATORY SIGNS

White inscriptions on a red background

Requires clearance before entering (due caution at

uncontrolled airports)
LOCATED ON TAXIWAYS
AT INTERSECTION WITH
RUNWAY AND AT
RUNWAY/RUNWAY
INTERSECTION

Do not cross unless clearance has been received

(towered airport) or until clear (untowered airport)

At runway/ runway intersections, hold short if land

and hold-short clearance has been accepted
LOCATED AT THE HOLD
POSITION ON A TAXIWAY
LOCATED IN RUNWAY
APPROACH OR DEPARTURE
AREA HOLD

Controlled airport -- hold when instructed

Non controlled airport -- proceed when no traffic conflict

exists
INDICATES AN ILS
CRITICAL AREA

Hold when instructed by ATC when approaches are

being made with visibility less than 2 miles or ceiling
less than 800 feet
 INDICATES AREAS WHERE
AIRCRAFT ARE FORBIDDEN
TO ENTER

Do not enter

Identifies paved areas where aircraft entry is prohibited

INDICATES HS-1

Land and hold short point for other than intersecting

runways as instructed by ATC
 LOCATION SIGNS

Yellow inscriptions on a black background -- identifies

runways and taxiways

Black inscription on a yellow background -- identifies

runway or critical area boundaries of:
Runway safety area (RSA)
Obstacle free zone (OFZ)
Instrument landing system areas (ILS)
LOCATED ON THE TAXIWAY

Identifies taxiway on which aircraft is located

LOCATED ON THE RUNWAY

Identifies runway on which aircraft is located

LOCATED AT THE EDGE
OF PROTECTED AREA FOR
RUNWAY

Identifies the boundary of the runway protected area on

controlled airports

It is intended that pilots exiting this area would use this

sign as a guide to judge when the aircraft is clear of the
protected area
LOCATED AT THE
EDGE OF THE ILS
CRITICAL AREA

Identifies the boundary of the ILS critical area on

controlled airports

It is intended that pilots exiting this area would use this

sign as a guide to judge when the aircraft is clear of the
ILS critical area
TAXIWAY ENDING MARKER

Indicates taxiway does not continue

 DIRECTION SIGNS

Black inscriptions on a yellow background (always has an

arrow)

Provides directional information

LOCATED ON TAXIWAYS AND
RUNWAYS

On taxiways -- provides direction to turn to next

intersection to maneuver aircraft onto named taxiway

On runways -- provides direction to turn to exit runway

onto named taxiway
LOCATED ON THE
TAXIWAY

Provides general taxing direction to named runway

 DESTINATION SIGNS

Similar to direction signs except that they point toward

general location such as:
APRON
FUEL
TERM
CIVIL
MIL
PAX
CARGO
INTL
FBO
SPECIAL INFORMATION SIGNS

Such as noise abatement procedures --have black

inscriptions on a yellow background
LOCATED ON THE RUNWAY

Distance remaining info for taking-off/landing

20 to 75 feet from the pavement edge, depending upon the
size of the sign
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