TermPhysicalRunway
Business termPhysical Runway
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A defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft. A physical runway is typically described by a code for the runway (PhysicalRunwayCode), AirportICAO code and geographical coordinates.
See also: LogicalRunway.

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Source: ICAO (2010) Official definition, Annex 3, Meteorological Service for International Air Navigation.

Example:
At Arlanda Airport there are three PhysicalRunways (RWY1, RWY2 and RWY3) with six corresponding LogicalRunways.

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