taxiway

…The rectangular area including the runway and its surroundings is called the landing area, and the height of buildings within a certain area around it is restricted by law. A taxiway is a connecting road that connects a runway to an aircraft parking area, and has a width and strength equivalent to that of a runway. Conventional taxiways often have a right-angled connection with the runway and are connected to the aircraft parking area in a straight line, but in large airports, taxiways of the same length are laid parallel to the runway to smooth the flow of departing and arriving aircraft, and more and more taxiways are now connected to the runway by arc-shaped connecting roads so that aircraft can approach at high speed. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "taxiway" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…なお，滑走路とその周辺を含む矩形の部分を着陸帯landing areaといい，これを中心とする一定範囲内では法令によって建築物などの高さが制限されている。　誘導路taxiwayは滑走路と駐機場を結ぶ連絡路で，滑走路に準ずる幅と強度をもつ。従来の誘導路には滑走路との結合部が直角で，かつ直線的に駐機場と結ばれる形のものが多かったが，大型空港では出発･到着機の流れをスムーズにするため滑走路と併行に同じ長さをもつ誘導路を敷設し，さらに航空機が高速で進入できるようその併行誘導路と滑走路を円弧状の連絡路で結ぶ形式のものが増えてきた。…

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