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taxiway
- Definição1
- A paved strip that parallels the runways. Aircraft move along the taxiways from the terminal to the end of the runway so they will not interfere with aircraft using the runway for takeoff and landing.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
- Definição2
- A defined path on a land aerodrome established for the taxiing of aircraft and intended to provide a link between one part of the aerodrome and another, including: a) Aircraft stand taxilane. A portion of an apron designated as a taxiway and intended to provide access to aircraft stands only. b) Apron taxiway. A portion of a taxiway system located on an apron and intended to provide a through taxi-route across the apron. c) Rapid exit taxiway. A taxiway connected to a runway at an acute angle and designed to allow landing aeroplanes to turn off at higher speeds than are achieved on other exit taxiways thereby minimizing runway occupancy times.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: aerodromes: volume 1: aerodrome design and operation. 8th ed. Montreal, 2018. (Annex 14).
- Contexto
- Recommendation.- The surface of a paved taxiway should be so constructed as to provide good friction characteristics when the taxiway is wet.
- Subárea
- Airport Infrastructure
- Related Term
- taxiway center line lights
- taxiway edge lights
- Narrower Term
- apron taxiway
- helicopter ground taxiway
- Français
- voie de circulation
- Imagem
One of the runways from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
Fonte: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Helsinki-Vantaan_kiitotie_33.jpg?uselang=es
