A runway keel is the middle portion of the runway. If you have a 100' wide runway, it would be the middle 50'. It is the area of airfield pavement that sees the most aircraft traffic. Therefore, it is sometimes built with a stronger pavement section than the outer edges to save on costs.
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White runway markings and yellow runway hold lines
Runway Lights was created in 2011.
The duration of Runway Beat is 2.1 hours.
From: The Influence of Aircraft Developmenton Runway Design Copyright ã 1998, Scott D. Murdock The average military runway is 11,526ft.