taxiing

thumb|Airbus [[jet airliners taxiing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport]] thumb|A privately owned Sea Vixen taxis back from an [[air show flight, with wings folding as it moves.]]

Taxiing (rarely spelled taxying) is the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power, in contrast to towing or pushback where the aircraft is moved by a tug. The aircraft usually moves on wheels, but the term also includes aircraft with skis or floats (for water-based travel).