Airport Operations

35 35 L C Figure 14-16. Two of three parallel runways. • Advise ATC if you cannot comply with LAHSO. If you accept the following clearance from ATC: “Cleared to land Runway 36 hold short of Runway 23,” you must either exit • Know what signs and markings are at the LAHSO point. Runway 36 or stop at the holding position prior to Runway 23. • LAHSO are not authorized for student pilots who are performing a solo flight. Taxiway Markings and Signs • At many airports air carrier aircraft are not authorized Taxiway direction signs have a yellow background and to participate in LAHSO if the other aircraft is a black characters, which identifies the designation or general aviation aircraft. intersecting taxiways. Arrows indicate the direction of turn that would place the aircraft on the designated taxiway. • Generally, LAHSO are not authorized at night. [Figure 14-18] Direction signs are normally located on • LAHSO are not authorized on wet runways. the left side of the taxiway and prior to the intersection. These signs and markings (with a yellow background and black characters) indicate the direction toward a different taxiway, leading off a runway, or out of an intersection. Figure 14-18 shows Taxiway Delta and how Taxiway Bravo intersects ahead at 90° both left and right. Taxiway direction signs can also be displayed as surface painted markings. Figure 14-19 shows Taxiway Bravo as proceeding straight ahead while Taxiway Alpha turns to the right at approximately 45°. Figure 14-17. Runway holding position sign and marking for LAHSO. 14-11