The runway numbers shown are 03/21. Each strip has a number at both ends. The table below gives the lengths and widths.
Runway dimensions: 1997 airfield guide.
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Waddington (EGXW) · Air Defender Map Series 01 · IllustrationView the light-background edition
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What am I looking at?
Runway: the long strip where aircraft take off and land.
Taxiway: a route aircraft use to move on the ground.
Apron: a place where aircraft park and receive fuel or repairs. Small blocks show buildings.
Read the runway numbers
The two numbers on a strip describe opposite directions along the same runway. They are based on magnetic compass direction, rounded to the nearest ten degrees, with the final zero left off.
For 03/21, 03 means about 30° and 21 about 210°. They are 180° apart: the same strip used in opposite directions.
The arrow marked N / TRUE points to true north, towards the North Pole. Runway numbers use magnetic north, the compass reference, so the two directions do not have to match.
Physical runway dimensions from the 1997 airfield guide. All figures are in metres.
Runway strip
Length
Width
Surface
03/21
2743 m
61 m
Asphalt
A strip’s full length is not necessarily the distance published for landing. For a worked example, compare the full runway and landing distance at Leuchars.
Open the directory entry for this airfield’s location and related game guides. In a game, open ASSETS to check what is currently available; the guides below explain the controls step by step.
Runway figures: Waddington entry in the 1997 airfield guide. Plan: Air Defender Map Series 01, an illustration of the airfield layout. The FAA explains runway numbers and published distances.
