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A defined rectangular area on a land airport prepared for the landing and takeoff run of aircraft along its length.
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A long strip of land or water used by aircraft to land on or to take off from.
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A defined rectangular area located on a land aerodrome and prepared for the landing and take-off runs of aircraft along its length. abbreviation: RWY Fr: piste
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The strip on the airfield where airplanes takeoff and land.
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a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
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a defined rectangular area on an airport prepared for the landing or takeoff of airplanes
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A running strip for jumpers and throwers where they build up speed as they approach their attempts in their events.
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(RWY) Used for take-offs and landings, runways are identified at each end by two numbers chosen according to the compass angle in which they point. For example, a runway pointing west (270 degrees) will be known as Runway 27.
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A surface or area on the airport designated for airplanes to take off and land.
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A strip of land having a hard surface on which aircraft take off and land. A suspended horizontal walkway.
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A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. Runways may be a prepared surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or an unprepared surface (grass, dirt, or gravel).
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