A curious mind would have certainly seen the giant numbers like "09", "28", or "22" painted on the runway and wondered what those numbers actually mean. Every little sign on a runway means something, ...
You may have noticed the large painted numbers (or alphanumeric in some cases) on either end of the runways. Have you ever wondered what those represent and why there are a maximum of two numbers ...
Runway incursions make the news when there is a spectacular collision, as happened recently at Tokyo Haneda Airport. On Jan. 2, a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 collided with a Japan Coast Guard Dash ...