RunwaySection

RunwaySection

Term

RunwaySection

Business term

Runway Section

Description

A section of the runway that is exactly one third of the runway length. The runway sections are named A, B and C. Section naming starts at the lowest runway name (number).

Allowed values

  • 'A'

  • 'B'

  • 'C'

Comments

Example: For runway 18/36 the A-section shall be the third that is in the north end (nearest threshold 18). For runway 01/19 the A-section shall be in the south end (nearest threshold 01). “

Status

Proposed

XML type

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AIRM equivalent

 

AIDM equivalent