Only the area between the with lines is "usable."



"C. Massey" wrote in message
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| "Ron Lee" wrote in message
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| 3. Looking at the two runways using google earth, it
looks as though the
| actual pavement is the same width on both runways in
question, but all of
| the documents that I have seen show a 75 ft and a 150 ft
runway. Why is
| this? Someone mentioned the 75 ft runway is actually 150
ft wide, but the
| markings make it 75 ft usable. Why would that be?
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| Look closely at a picture of Rwy 26 and you will see
solid (white?)
| lines either side of the centerline that are probably 75
feet apart.
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|
| OK... But what I don't understand is why would they have
two runways that
| are the same surface width, but it is listed as a 75 ft
runway they way it
| is marked? It seems to me that if they are the same
surface width, they
| would mark both of them the same usable width.
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