What is the difference between taxiway and runway?
What is the difference between taxiway and runway?
Runway
According to the ICAO-International Civil Aviation Organisation-Runway is defined as a “defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.” Runways can be man-made or natural. Man-made runways are made of asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both. Natural runways can be of grass, sand, ice, dirt, salt, or gravel.
Runways are named based on the magnetic azimuth of the runways heading which are in decadegrees. Runways are named using numbers between 01 and 36. A runway which is numbered 09 points east (90 degrees), runway 18 is south (180 degrees), runway 27 ( 270 degrees) points west, and runway 36 points north (360 degrees). A runway which is used in both directions is named for each direction separately.
Runway lengths can be of short to long such as between 245 m to 5500 m.
Taxiway
It is a path for an aircraft which connects the runway with terminals, hangers and aprons, and other facilities. It is made up of concrete or asphalt. It is also made up of gravels and grass in smaller airports.
A permanent classification number with a combination of aircraft classification number is used to indicate the strength of runway, taxiway, or an airport apron.
