Runway 4

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Runway 4 is one end of a bidirectional airport runway, typically aligned toward a magnetic heading of approximately 040 degrees.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airport infrastructure element
runway end designation
canBeRenumberedFrom Runway 3
canBeRenumberedTo Runway 5
hasApproachSide end where aircraft arrive when cleared to land on Runway 4
hasCategory non-precision or precision runway end depending on equipment
hasCoordinateReference airport-specific runway threshold coordinates
hasDepartureSide end from which aircraft depart when cleared for takeoff on Runway 4
hasDirection approximately 040 degrees magnetic heading
hasDirectionType magnetic heading
hasEnvironmentalConstraint operations depend on visibility and weather
operations depend on wind direction
hasLanguageRepresentation spoken as “runway zero four” in radio phraseology
hasMeasurementBasis local magnetic variation at time of designation
hasNumberingSystem two-digit format with leading zero in radio communications
hasOperationalDirection from Runway 22 threshold toward Runway 4 threshold
hasOperationalLimitation usable length may differ from physical runway length due to displaced threshold
hasOppositeEnd Runway 22
hasOrientationCategory northeast-facing runway end
hasRelationToTrueHeading true heading equals magnetic heading plus or minus local variation
hasRunwayNumber 4
hasSafetyRole ensures standardized runway identification for pilots
reduces risk of runway confusion
hasUseContext departure procedures
instrument approach procedures
visual approach procedures
isDefinedBy runway magnetic orientation divided by 10 and rounded
isDesignatedBy white runway number markings on pavement
isPartOf bidirectional airport runway
isReferencedIn ATIS broadcasts
NOTAMs
isReferencedOn aeronautical charts
airport diagrams
isRegulatedBy FAA runway numbering standards
ICAO runway numbering standards
isRoundedFromHeadingRange 035 to 044 degrees magnetic
isUsedBy air traffic control for runway assignment
isUsedFor aircraft landing
aircraft takeoff
mayHaveLighting approach lighting system
runway edge lights
runway end identifier lights
mayHaveMarkings aiming point markings
threshold markings
touchdown zone markings
maySupport ILS or other precision approach systems
RNAV (GPS) approaches

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Runway 4/22 runwayEnd Runway 4
this entity surface form: Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport