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42.9 Runway Area راطملا لخاد ناريط جردم

Feature Description

A defined long strip of rectangular area of land on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-
off of aircraft. A runway is one type of paved land within an airport or airstrip and connected through

taxiways.

Feature Class Name RunwayArea

Feature Code ART0014

Feature Geometry Polygon

Attributes and Domains

Attribute Name Data Type Field Length Attribute Description and Domains

RunwayAreaID String 20 Unique Identifier for Runway as assigned by FGIC

Straight line distance between runway end points.
This line does not account for surface undulations
Length Double 8 between points. Official runway lengths are
normally computed from runway end coordinates
and elevations

Value of the physical length of the strip. The
LengthStrip Double 8 runway strip is a defined area including the runway
and, if applicable, the stopway.

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