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Taxiway Element

Surface of a Taxiway

Layer
taxiwayelement
Geometry
Polygon
Feature type
14

Taxiway elements do not include taxiway shoulders and aircraft parking/stand areas

A TaxiwayElement should be limited by the outer side of the taxiway edge marking

Taxiway elements are not divided by surface type

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Properties

PropType
idlin
string | null

Object identifier (not unique)

Represents the name of the taxiway segment. If two or more taxiways intersect, their intersection should be a seperate TaxiwayElement whose idlin will come from the predominant taxiway. If the intersection has a specific name, the idlin should be that

Example: A5

idapron
string | null

The name of the apron on which this taxiway is located, if any

Example: Terminal Ramp

gsurftype

Generic surface type of the taxiway

Example: Asphalt: 2

bridge

Indicates whether the taxiway is a bridge, and if so, what kind of bridge it is

Example: Overpass: 2

pcn
string | null

Weight bearing capability of the surface

Encoded as Airport classification number - pavement classification number, as specified in ICAO Annex 14, Chapter 2.6

Example: PCN72/F/B/X/T

restacn
string | null

Usage restriction (prohibited) for specific aircraft type according to ICAO-ACN (ICAO-DOC. 8643)

Encoded as aircraft type according to ICAO-ACN. If there is more than one aircraft-type restriction, the different types should be divided by a .

Example: B744.A380

status

Permanent state of feature (exceeding the AIRAC-cycle of 56 days)

Non-permanent closures or outages of less than 56 days are not adressed in the airport maping database but will be addressed via NOTAMS

Example: Open: 1

id
number

Unique identifier for this feature instance. Only unique per feature type

feattype
idarpt
string

ICAO aerodrome location indicator

Example: NZCH