taxiway

noun

taxi·way ˈtak-sē-ˌwā

: a usually paved strip for taxiing (as from the terminal to a runway) at an airport

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The driver was behind the wheel of the tug–an airport vehicle used to push aircraft– around 7 p.m. on an O’Hare taxiway, attempting to cross a runway and was clipped by an aircraft wing, police said. —

William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 In June 2022, a PSA Airlines’ American Eagle flight was forced to stop on the taxiway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because of a cabin odor. —

Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025 Delta Air Lines Airbus A220-300 passenger aircraft spotted taxiing on the runway and taxiway of LaGuardia airport in NYC. —

Bloomberg, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2025 Miyazaki Airport shut its runway after the explosion caused a crater 23 feet wide and nearly 3 feet deep in the middle of the taxiway next to the runway, according to a Japanese transport ministry official. —

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