taxiways
Airport ground paths
Taxiways are paved paths at airports that connect runways to terminals, hangars, and other facilities.
Aircraft use taxiways to move between parking areas and runways without occupying active runway space: The plane taxied slowly along the taxiway toward the gate.
Major airports have complex networks of taxiways identified by letters and numbers.
Waist-tied protective garment
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- terminalAt the endpoint
- gateHinged barrier in fence
airfield · ramp · jetway · control tower · service road · threshold · connector · perimeter road
Petroleum-based paving material
- concreteSolid building mixture
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- resurfacingComing up again
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
aggregate · compaction · pavement · drainage · subgrade · reinforcement · slab · grading
Advice for decisions
- centerlineRoad's painted midpoint marker
- markingsIdentifying visual features
- headingDirectional course traveled
- waypointNavigation reference location
pilot · clearance · tower · approach · departure · avionics · instrumentation · bearing
Resistance to something proposed
- ground crewAircraft support personnel
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- chocksWedges preventing rolling
- safety conesConical hazard markers
headset · radio communication · strobe lights · fuel truck · baggage cart · flightline · airside · wingwalker
Indicating a path
- locationPosition in space
- destinationIntended arrival point
- no entryAccess not permitted
- informationKnowledge about something
apron
Waist-tied protective garment
gate · airfield · ramp · jetway · control tower · service road · threshold · connector · perimeter road
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
- concreteSolid building mixture
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- resurfacingComing up again
bitumen · aggregate · compaction · pavement · drainage · subgrade · reinforcement · slab · grading · load bearing
guidance
Advice for decisions
- centerlineRoad's painted midpoint marker
- markingsIdentifying visual features
- headingDirectional course traveled
waypoint · pilot · clearance · tower · approach · departure · avionics · instrumentation · bearing
pushback
Resistance to something proposed
- ground crewAircraft support personnel
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- chocksWedges preventing rolling
safety cones · headset · radio communication · strobe lights · fuel truck · baggage cart · flightline · airside · wingwalker · ground stop
directional
Indicating a path
- locationPosition in space
- destinationIntended arrival point
- no entryAccess not permitted
information · alpha · bravo
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, gates
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- transportation infrastructurehighways, road design, road network, rail network, subway system
- Air Baseshangars, flight line, tarmac, control towers, airstrip
- transit systemshighways, railways, subways, roads, streets
- military installationsmilitary base, bases, army base, forts, naval base
taxiwaysrunways
Paved aircraft paths
landing strips · airstrips · aprons · ramps · helipads
taxiwaysairways
Respiratory or flight paths
flight paths · air corridors · flight routes · airspace · skyways