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Airport Marking Aids and Signs

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Taxiway Location Sign

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Taxiway Location Sign Collocated with Runway Holding Position Sign

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9. Location Signs

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Location signs are used to identify either a

taxiway or runway on which the aircraft is located.
Other location signs provide a visual cue to pilots to
assist them in determining when they have exited an
area. The various location signs are described below.

1. Taxiway Location Sign.

This sign has a

black background with a yellow inscription and
yellow border, as shown in FIG 2

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30. The

inscription is the designation of the taxiway on which
the aircraft is located. These signs are installed along
taxiways either by themselves or in conjunction with
direction signs or runway holding position signs.  
(See FIG 2

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