Why airport runway markings are crucial for flight operations?




Even the busiest air traveler would have been mesmerized by the intricate and detailed marketing present on the surface of taxiways and runways. For the untrained eye they may looking like a random arrangement of arrows, lines, dashes, and dots. It is interesting to note that every marking like the runway centerline marking denotes an important point and is needed for safe takeoffs and landing of the aircraft.
Some of the key types of runway markings cover runway designation, threshold markers and touchdown zones. Many pilots, ATC technicians, and ground staff also rely on centerlines and runway aiming point markings so that the aircraft doesn’t overshoot the runway surfaces and go beyond the end of the runway in an attempt to make a landing.

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