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Airport Marking Aids and Signs

FIG 2

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Roadway Edge Stripes, White, Zipper Style

c. Nonmovement Area Boundary Markings.

These markings delineate the movement area
(i.e., area under ATC). These markings are yellow
and located on the boundary between the movement
and nonmovement area. The nonmovement area
boundary markings consist of two yellow lines (one
solid and one dashed) 6 inches (15cm) in width. The
solid line is located on the nonmovement area side,
while the dashed yellow line is located on the
movement area side. The nonmovement boundary
marking area is shown in FIG 2

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FIG 2

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Ground Receiver Checkpoint Markings

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1. WHITE
2. YELLOW
3. YELLOW ARROW ALIGNED TOWARD THE FACILITY
4. INTERIOR OF CIRCLE BLACK (CONCRETE SURFACE ONLY)
5. CIRCLE MAY BE BORDERED ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH

6" BLACK BAND IF NECESSARY FOR CONTRAST

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FIG 2

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Nonmovement Area Boundary Markings

BOTH LINES
ARE YELLOW

SOLID LINE ON
NONMOVEMENT
SIDE

DASHED LINE ON
MOVEMENT SIDE

FIG 2

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Closed or Temporarily Closed Runway

 and Taxiway Markings

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d. Marking and Lighting of Permanently

Closed Runways and Taxiways.

For runways and

taxiways which are permanently closed, the lighting
circuits will be disconnected. The runway threshold,
runway designation, and touchdown markings are
obliterated and yellow crosses are placed at each end
of the runway and at 1,000 foot intervals.  
(See FIG 2

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