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Airport Marking Aids and Signs

FIG 2

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Helicopter Landing Areas

e. Temporarily Closed Runways and Taxiways.

 

To provide a visual indication to pilots that a runway is

temporarily closed, crosses are placed on the runway only at each end of the runway. The crosses are yellow in
color.  (See FIG 2

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A raised lighted yellow cross may be placed on each runway end in lieu of the markings described in

Subparagraph e,Temporarily Closed Runways and Taxiways, to indicate the runway is closed.

2.

A visual indication may not be present depending on the reason for the closure, duration of the closure,

airfield configuration, and the existence and the hours of operation of an airport traffic control tower. Pilots
should check NOTAMs and the Automated Terminal Information System (ATIS) for local runway and taxiway
closure information.

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Temporarily closed taxiways are usually treated as hazardous areas, in which no part of an aircraft may

enter, and are blocked with barricades. However, as an alternative, a yellow cross may be installed at each
entrance to the taxiway.

f. Helicopter Landing Areas.

  

The markings illustrated in FIG 2

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takeoff area at a public use heliport and hospital heliport. The letter “H” in the markings is oriented to align with
the intended direction of approach. FIG 2

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7. Airport Signs

There are six types of signs installed on airfields: mandatory instruction signs, location signs, direction signs,
destination signs, information signs, and runway distance remaining signs. The characteristics and use of these
signs are discussed in paragraph 2

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8, Mandatory Instruction Signs, through paragraph 2

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13, Runway

Distance Remaining Signs.

REFERENCE

AC150/5340

18, Standards for Airport Sign Systems for Detailed Information on Airport Signs.