Pilot’s Guide to Airport Signs and Markings

Airport Signs
TWY/RWY HOLDING RUNWAY BOUNDARY:
POSITION: Hold short of Exit boundary from rwy
intersecting runway protected area
ILS CRITICAL AREA
RWY/RWY HOLD POSITION: BOUNDARY: Exit boundary of
25-7 Hold short of intersecting
runway
ILS critical area
RUNWAY EXIT: Defines
RWY APCH HOLD direction & designation of
POSITION: Hold short of exit twy from rwy
protected area when instructed
TWY DIRECTION: Defines
by ATC
ILS HOLD POSITION:
J direction & designation of
intersecting taxiway(s)
Hold short of ILS critical
area when instructed by ATC OUTBOUND DESTINATION:
Defines direction to
NO ENTRY: Identifies paved take-off runway
areas where aircraft entry
INBOUND DESTINATION:
is prohibited
TAXIWAY LOCATION:
TERM Indicates direction of destination,
i.e. terminal or military area
Identifies taxiway on which
aircraft is located TAXIWAY ENDING MARKER:
Indicates that twy does not
RUNWAY LOCATION: continue beyond this point
Identifies runway on which
aircraft is located DIRECTION SIGN ARRAY:
Identifies location in
RUNWAY DISTANCE conjunction with multiple
REMAINING: Identifies intersecting taxiways
runway length remaining

Line Up and Wait

has replaced
“Taxi Into Position
and Hold”.
The new language
permits entry onto the
runway to await further
instructions, but is not
a take-off clearance.

If ever in doubt about

a clearance or taxi
instruction, do not
hesitate to
ASK FOR HELP!

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Pilot’s Guide to Airport Signs and Markings
Airport Markings

HOLDING POSITION: MOVEMENT AREA BOUNDARY:

Hold short of intersecting rwy; Defines boundary of movement
also a land-and-hold-short marking area and non-movement area

TAXIWAY/TAXIWAY HOLDING
POSITION: Hold short of intersecting
taxiway when directed by ATC

HOLDING POSITION WITH SOLID TAXIWAY EDGE: Defines edge

ENHANCED TAXIWAY of usable, full-strength taxiway
CENTERLINE: Alerts of an pavement; adjoining pavement
approaching runway NOT usable

DASHED TAXIWAY EDGE: Defines

ILS CRITICAL AREA: Hold short edge of taxiway where adjoining
when instructed by ATC pavement or apron IS available
for taxi

SURFACE PAINTED HOLDING

POSITION: Designates runway ahead in
conjunction with yellow holding position marking

SURFACE PAINTED TAXIWAY

DIRECTION: Direction &
designation of intersecting twy

SURFACE PAINTED TAXIWAY

LOCATION: Identifies twy
on which aircraft is located

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