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Emma Nevin

Dublin Airport explains meaning behind different signs and lights on the runway

Do you ever find yourself in the window seat of a plane, waiting to take off from Dublin Airport, and wondering what the different signs and lights on the tarmac are for?

Dublin Airport has broken down the meaning behind all of the different numbers, letters and lights that pilots follow to guide themselves to and from the runway.

In a thread on Twitter, they explained that runways are numbered based on their direction and position at the airport.

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