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On August 27, 2006, Comair flight 5191 attempted to takeoff from the wrong runway ... Manual (AIM) and verifying the number ...
At larger airports, there markings on the runway that indicate the touchdown zone as well as an aiming point. The touchdown zone markings are spaced every 500 feet at each end of a runway ...
A: In the U.S., the large white blocks are painted at the aiming point for touchdown ... first 3,000 feet of the runway. Other countries have slightly different markings, but most comply with ...
the flightcrew “should [have been] aware that the runway was not dry”. Furthermore, the aircraft landed long and only touched down about 230m (760ft) past the 458m aiming point marking ...