Runway | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-06-23

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway


00:00:29 1 History
00:00:55 2 Naming
00:06:48 3 Declared distances
00:08:31 4 Sections of a runway
00:10:10 5 Runway markings
00:12:21 5.1 National variants
00:13:39 6 Runway lighting
00:13:48 6.1 History
00:14:15 6.2 Technical specifications
00:17:29 6.3 Control of lighting system
00:18:18 7 Runway safety
00:19:23 8 Pavement
00:22:24 8.1 Pavement surface
00:23:01 8.2 Surface type codes
00:23:31 9 Runway length



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According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, gravel, ice, or salt). Runways, as well as taxiways and ramps, are sometimes referred to as “tarmac,” though very few runways are built using tarmac.