runway

     

A runway (RWY) is a strip of lan on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, or gravel).

Trivia about runway

  • Denver International has North America's longest commercial one of these--3 miles long
  • It's the term for the structure seen here; look down; 707s take off on a larger one of the same name

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