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A block of parallel white stripes across a runway, marking where landing may begin.
Also known as: Piano keys, Stripes on a runway
The block of stripes at the end of a runway marks the threshold — where the landing surface begins. The number of stripes is not decorative: it states the runway's width, so a pilot reads a dimension off the paint.
Marks the threshold of a runway, the point from which the surface is available for landing.
Contexts: Navigation
States the runway's width by the number of stripes, which follows a fixed table rather than being chosen for appearance.
Contexts: Navigation
Is nicknamed the piano keys for its appearance, a name used in practice and in no official document.
Contexts: Navigation
A block of long white stripes of equal width running along the runway's direction, arranged symmetrically either side of the centre line at the runway's end.