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Two broad rectangles where the approach path meets the runway.
Also known as: Fixed distance marking, Threshold aiming bars
The aiming point is a pair of broad rectangles set about three hundred metres from the threshold, marking where the glide path intersects the runway. It is the point a pilot aims at, not the point the wheels touch, which is a little further along.
Marks where the approach glide path meets the runway surface, in two broad rectangles either side of the centreline.
Contexts: Public information, Navigation
Is the aiming point rather than the touchdown point: the aircraft is flared before reaching it and the wheels touch beyond it.
Contexts: Public information, Navigation
Two long broad rectangles painted either side of the runway centreline, wider than the touchdown zone bars.