JACK A. SCOTT, P.E.

FAA, AIRPORTS DIVISION

NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN
REGION

•Marking
•Signing
•Lighting
 Advisory Circular References
 AC 150/5340-1G, Standards for Airport Markings
 AC 150/5340-18C, Standards for Airport Sign
Systems
 AC 150/5345-44F, Specifications for Taxiway and
Runway Signs
 SAMS - Signs and Marking Supplement

 AC 150/5340-24A, Runway and Taxiway Edge

Lighting System (draft revision)
 AC 150/5340-28 Low Visibility Taxiway Lighting
systems
 RUNWAY MARKING ELEMENTS
Marking Nonprecision Precision
element Visual instrument
instrument
Designation X X X

Centerline X X X

Threshold X1 X X

Aiming point X2 X2 X
Touchdown
zone X
Side
stripes X
1-On runways used, or intended to be used, by international commercial transport.

2-On runways 4,000 feet (1200m) or longer used by jet aircraft.

 CENTERLINE
20

DESIGNATION MARKING

VISUAL RUNWAY
 AIMING POINT
DESIGNATION MARKING

20

THRESHOLD MARKINGS

NONPRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY

 Side Stripe

Touchdown Zone 20
Aiming point

PRECISION INSTRUMENT RUNWAY

 THRESHOLD MARKING
20

150 40

16

130

8
57
STRIPES

Configuration A- Current Standard

New Threshold Markings
 EffectiveNLT Jan. 1, 2008
 Conforms to ICAO Standard
 Number of stripes will depend
on width of runway.
New Threshold Markings

R u n w a y w id t h N o . o f s t r ip e s
6 0 fe e t 4
7 5 fe e t 6
1 0 0 fe e t 8
1 5 0 fe e t 12
2 0 0 fe e t 16
 THRESHOLD MARKING
20
Stripes and 150
spaces each
5.75’ wide

11.5

Configuration B
(Standard after Jan. 1, 2008)
 Threshold Bars
 May or may not be needed
 Color - White
 Starts at end of usable runway
for landing and is painted 10
feet in width onto runway
Threshold

Displaced Threshold
 Demarcation Bars
 Separates a taxiway from a
runway with a displaced
threshold
 located on the taxiway
 color is yellow
 width is 3 feet
Demarcation Bar

Displaced Threshold
 BLAST PADS AND STOPWAYS
3 Min. Threshold

Pavement edge

5 Min. 100 100 50

5 Min.
Holding Position Markings
 Purpose to hold aircraft &
vehicles
–Short of Runway
–Short of Approach to Runway
 Distance from Runway varies
Runway/Runway Holding Position
4 lines and
Marking
Dashes and
3 spaces at spaces 3’ in
6” each length

3’

6”
Aircraft holding
side
 CLOSED RUNWAY MARKING
* For temporary
crosses this
dimension may be
changed to 8 feet

60

25

10*
RUNWAY CENTERLINE
 TAXIWAY MARKINGS

- Centerline
- Edge Marking
- Runway hold position
-Taxiway/Runway
-ILS
- Taxiway/Taxiway hold position markings
TAXIWAY CENTERLINE MARKING
TAXIWAY
CENTERLINE
MARKINGS

Intersection having
standard fillets which
permits cockpit-over-
centerline steering
TAXIWAY CENTERLINE MARKING
TAXIWAY
CENTERLINE
MARKINGS

Intersection having less

than standard fillets and
requiring judgmental
oversteering
TAXIWAY EDGE MARKING

15

25

DOUBLE
6” LINES WITH 15
6” SPACE
TAXIWAY EDGE MARKING
TAXIWAY EDGE MARKINGS,
DASH

TAXIWAY EDGE MARKINGS,

CONTINUOUS
TAXIWAY/RUNWAY HOLDING
POSITION MARKING
4 lines and
Dashes and
3 spaces at
spaces 3’ in
6” each
length

3’

6”
Aircraft holding
side
 TAXIWAY/RUNWAY HOLDING
POSITION MARKINGS

See AC See AC
HOLDING POSITION MARKINGS FOR INTERSECTIONS
Approach Perpendicular distance from runway centerline
category and
design group Precision
Visual/Nonprecision

A & B (I &II) small 175

airplanes only 125

A & B (I, II, & III) 200 250

A & B (IV) 250 250

C & D (I through IV) 250 250

C & D (V ) 250 280

See AC for adjustment to dimensions

 ILS CRITICAL AREA

ILS glide slope

critical area
see local AF

ILS localizer
critical area
see local AF

T-51-M
 ILS/MLS HOLDING
POSITION MARKING

1” WIDE

10’ 3’
4’

2’
6’ 1”

TAXIWAY
CENTERLINE 6”
TO 12” WIDE
TAXIWAY HOLDING POSITION
MARKING

DASHES &
TAXIWAY SPACES 3’ LONG
CENTERLINE 6” and 1’ WIDE
TO 12” WIDE
3’

6” AIRCRAFT
HOLDING SIDE
TAXIWAY HOLDING
POSITION MARKING
TAXIWAY HOLDING POSITION MARKING

TAXIWAY HOLDING
POSITION MARKING

HOLDING
BAY
 NON-MOVEMENT AREA MARKING

BOTH LINES
6” WIDE; SOLID LINE ON
6” SPACES NON-MOVEMENT
BETWEEN 3’ SIDE
LINES

3’

DASHED LINE ON
MOVEMENT SIDE 3’
 VEHICLE ROADWAY MARKINGS
Roadway lane
Roadway line 6” wide,
edge stripes, dashes 15’
continuous long with 25’
6” wide spaces
Alternate roadway
edge stripes
Roadway
stop line,
2’ wide

Taxiway Taxiway
edge centerline
markings markings
MARKING - NO BORDERS
At night the marking looks like a
solid yellow line across the taxiway
STRIATED MARKING
 Used for marking in frost
susceptible areas
 Painted stripes 4 to 8
inches in width
 Unpainted stripes not to
exceed width of painted
stripe
 NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR
CAT II OR CAT III
APPROACHES
 MARKING - GLASS BEADS

- P-620 FAA Specification

- Used to Increase Visibility of Markings
- Used on Runways, Taxiways, and Apron
MANDATORY
MANDATORY SIGNS
SIGNS

TW RW Intersection
RW RW Intersection

ILS Critical Area

RW
No
Approach
Entry
Area
Sign
DIRECTION SIGNS

Taxiway
Direction

Runway
Exit A
DESTINATION SIGNS
DESTINATION SIGNS

Inbound

27 33
Outbound
LOCATION SIGNS

Taxiway Location Sign

Runway Location Sign

ILS Critical Area

Boundary Sign
RW Approach Area
Boundary Sign
TAXIWAY ENDING MARKER
ROADWAY SIGNS
ROADWAY SIGNS
SURFACE PAINTED HOLDING POSITION SIGN

TO RUNWAY '9'
SURFACE PAINTED SIGNS
LOCATION
SIGNS

'
'A
AY
IW
X
TA
TAXIWAY 'B'

PAVEMENT
EDGE

DIRECTION
SIGN
Additional Signs

•Distance Remaining Signs

•Information Signs
 Runway Edge Lights
 LIRL Visual
 MIRL Non precision
 HIRL Precision
 Approach Requirements
1/2 mile 3/4 mile 3/4 mile  1 mile
& 200 ft & <300 ft & 300 ft & 400 ft
Runway Precision Precision Nonprecision Visual
Markings
Runway MIRL MIRL MIRL LIRL
Edge
Lights
THRESHOLD LIGHTS
 RUNWAY CENTERLINE LIGHTS

 Located along runway centerline -

(normally white)
– alternate red & white from 3000 to
1000 feet
– solid red the last 1000 feet
– split lens with back side white
 Taxiway Edge Lights
 Color is blue
 Distance can vary based on length of
taxiway
– cannot exceed 200 feet between lights
 Brightness

– MITL 3 levels
– LITL 1 level
 Taxiway Centerline Lights
 Color is green
 Taxiway centerline lead-off lights
are alternate green/yellow
 For RVR ops 1200 ft and above,
spacing is max of 100 ft
 For RVR ops below 1200 ft, max
spacing is 50 feet
 Clearance Bars

 In-pavement yellow light fixtures

 used to identify hold points when less
than 600 RVR
 Used in conjunction with
– taxiway holding position markings
– geographic position markings
 Runway Guard Lights
Below 1200 RVR - all taxiways, whether part of low
visibility route or not will have Runway Guard Lights

- Elevated

- In Pavement
 Access Below 600 RVR

-All illuminated taxiways will have Stop

Bars
-If taxiway provides entry onto or
across active runway, Stop Bars will
be controlled individually
-At other taxiways, Stop Bars will be
uncontrolled