ABSTRACT
Essentially there are three different pavement areas in an airport-runways, taxiways, and ramps or aprons. Runways (Figure 19.1) are used for takeoff and landing of aircrafts, taxiways are pavements that connect the aprons to the runways, and aprons are areas that are used for aircraft parking, loading, and unloading. Generally runways can be distinguished by white marks on them, while taxiways have yellow markings. Helipads, used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters, have a distinct H sign marked on the area.
