Airport signs, explained

Learn about the various signs found in airfields - runways, taxiways, and holding areas.
Part of Youth Aviation Adventure (YAA) Education Series
For more information about these signs and standards, you can review the "Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids: Airport Marking Aids and Signs" section of the Federal Aviation Administration Aeronautical Information Manual at www.faa.gov/ai...
or review this joint ICAO and FAA presentation at www.icao.int/N...
#airport #taxiway #airportsigns

[@OlsenTheWonderDog]

As someone who has flown as a passenger for over 60 years and who occasionally listens to ATC to pilot conversations, I have often wondered about the various airport signage and references. This video with the graphics provided a good introduction to understanding the terms/references/signage. Good job for teaching an old dog a new trick. Thank you.

[@Glowhyena]

Thank you for the video! It's clear and helpful for me to understand the confusing signs in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

[@GamingSyndicateGR]

Very helpful 👍 thank you keep uploading videos like this! It helped me a lot with the Flying Simulator games because im trying to play without the HUD on so im moving with the airport call signs this video helped me a lot to understand them Thank You!

[@schneegeist]

One mnemonic device that I like is "Black Square means you are there". Cool video.

[@3sixtyentmt]

Thank you. I’ve been wondering about this for years !

[@JohnB00007]

The A19 sign means you are going to get charged 19 times more fees than you thought. The A with 2 arrows means if you go this way there's a fee, and if you go that way the fee is much more. Enjoy your flight.

[@iszie970]

As a passenger, I'm always curious about what those signs mean. Thank you for this video!

[@wwalilo339]

thank you for sharing valuable information.

[@iamnormal8648]

Most people watching this haven't mastered even the road signs.

[@dhaneshmalhotra4055]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@Anolaana]

I don't really understand why the ILS restriction isn't just placed at the same area as the runway holding sign. I can't remember seeing any ILS-only signs either, despite flying to ILS-capable major airports. Why do they exist, is it a radio antenna interference issue? Are they quite common or rare?

[@alimasoud6674]

It would disturb the ils radio waves connecting the airplane to the station so atc would prohibit aircraft from entering the area if there is weather conditions that would prohibit the pilot from seeing the runway

[@asechka]

It's a good video and good and clear explanations. But why that awful background so-called music?! Is it really necessary??!!

[@georgen9755]

I can't hear any background so-called music ?

[@meric12131415]

@@georgen9755 me either

[@rah1420usa]

It’s sort of low. I hardly noticed it.

[@Dan_C604]

C’mon, it isnt that low, it is kind of annoying

[@PrezVeto]

It's muzak. Is commenting on it really necessary?

[@HugheyBrosVR]

This helped so much THANK YOU

[@joshlucero9639]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@rcoller1621]

Illustrations aren't exactly correct. 33-APCH wouldn't intersect a runway, it would be in the approach area. The ILS hold sign would be in the area where the aircraft would interfere with the NAVAID.

[@qwincyq6412]

What about when the tower instructs something like “hold short of Quebec” or “taxi to foxtrot”. Are these designations shown on signs and what do they mean?

[@timothya.g.991]

Usually it's like using Google Maps but this time the signs are on the ground, maybe when they say HOLD SHORT OF QUEBEC it probably means that Taxiway Q is up ahead

[@RichTCS]

Thanks for a very interesting video. I always watch out of the window anytime I fly somewhere and I like to know what the various signs mean.

[@LongHaulPilot]

So if ATC tells you to hold short of Quebec, it usually would mean that your Taxiway intercepts taxiway Quebec

[@Anolaana]

It's the Phonetic Alphabet. Because some letters sound quite similar and radio comms are notoriously a bit fuzzy, it helps to have "longhand" words for each letter. Like others have said, Quebec would be the long form of Q. The usual standard is NATO's alphabet, so you might also hear the following (I think some of the spelling is intentional to account for accents): Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.

[@qwincyq6412]

@@Anolaana that makes sense, thanks. It’s like the language pilots use anyway

[@omshankaryadav5589]

Thanks sir so clear and neat explained so much thanks by my sides ❤❤❤

[@adiltamuri6131]

🇨🇦🇵🇰….GOOD INFORMATION 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jakew9887]

Great presentation. Thanks

[@raymondtaung]

Excellent

[@S62bhas]

I learnt in the military for my flight line must review and refresh forgot them all

[@jdshemp]

Black square, you're there!

[@SigmaRho2922]

Why do airport signs have the same typeface as US Highway signs?

[@babusastry]

Sir, Would make lot more sense if your voice was accompanied by a flat paper model of aircraft on rumways. No offense

[@tedlahm5740]

Compass points on airport signs?

[@polytekhat]

You know you can't trust what he's saying the moment you hear "runway thirty three" instead of "runway three three"

[@azra_aurora10]

True...the moment we detect any incorrect information provided by anyone, we just need to disregard anything else that he/she "teaches" of "informs" us......

[@polytekhat]

@@azra_aurora10 yep, cuz there are better people out there to explain the exact same thing who actually work as ATCs or at airports and not like this random guy who didn't know enough or cared to understand aviation properly

[@HJW3]

​@polytekhat isn't it only said as "three three" to limit risk of miscommunication? Where is that risk when you can hear it clearly with no radio static? I don't think this video was meant strictly for pilots and those working in the industry, which is the assumption you seem to have made here

[@FactsMatter]

Is he on a radio, communicating in a manner to be clearly heard the first time in potential life and death situations? NO. Therefore thirty-three is just fine and you’re an immature pedant. Go away.

[@richardstrick]

Three. three is generally used in Radiotelephony. Thirty three is perfectly fine for a general discussion such as this video.

[@Starvaze]

A = Alpha B = Bravo C = Charlie D = Delta E = Ecoh F = Foxtrot G =Golf H =Hotel I = India J = Juliet K = Kilo L = Lima M = Mike N = November O = Oscar P = Papa Q = Quebec R =Romeo S =Sierra T = Tango U = Uniform V = Victor W = Whisky X =X-ray Y =Yankee Z =Zulu

[@mantombimushwana5802]

❤

[@georgen9755]

instrument landing system ATC Mexico

[@user-kx9im1oo1i]

Like for Aeroflot ❤

[@dirkpretorius8878]

Doesn't the rest of the world have metrical system; what's with running out of runway in 900 feet?

[@PrezVeto]

Wait til you learn about flight levels

[@yamatemikey]

my misophonia said no.

[@ishan_p15]

bro what

[@PrezVeto]

You hear miso? For just how long has your soup been talking to you?

[@ishan_p15]

@@PrezVeto fr 💀

[@comcfi]

Same. I just threw a bowl of soup against the wall.

[@utoothheartyeight]

Re: Title: Means "Stay off the grass!"

[@z.a.k_Aviation]

Anyone else think this is Dublin?

[@PrezVeto]

Is that why I have a Guinness?