taxiway
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thumb|F-22 Raptors taxiing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, US thumb|Aircraft taxiing to runway, at Denver International Airport thumb|A taxiway crossing the Autobahnthumb|Taxiway at Munich Airport thumb|Holding Position Marking on a taxiway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai Airport thumb|Holding position sign (red sign saying "ILS") and marking (in front of the red plane) for instrument landing system (ILS) critical area boundaryA taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with aprons, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have a hard sur
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- High-speed exit
- Markings
- Signs
- Operational guidance signs
- Mandatory instruction signs
- Lights
- See also
- References
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thumb|F-22 Raptors taxiing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, US thumb|Aircraft taxiing to runway, at Denver International Airport thumb|A taxiway crossing the Autobahnthumb|Taxiway at Munich Airport thumb|Holding Position Marking on a taxiway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai Airport thumb|Holding position sign (red sign saying "ILS") and marking (in front of the red plane) for instrument landing system (ILS) critical area boundaryA taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with aprons, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have a hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller general aviation airports sometimes use gravel or grass.
Most airports do not have a specific speed limit for taxiing (though some do). There is a general rule on safe speed based on obstacles. Operators and aircraft manufacturers might have limits. Typical taxi speeds are .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “taxiway” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.