The Essential Guide to Runway Markings
Pilot Institute
JUNE 19, 2025
The Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) defines the touchdown zone as the first 3,000 feet of the runway beginning at the threshold, and the touchdown zone markers are spaced 500 ft apart. These markings are placed on taxiways where Air Traffic Control (ATC) needs to hold aircraft short of the intersection.
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