滑走路(かっそうろ)

かっそうろ
noun
runway
transportation
1. runway
A long, flat surface at an airport where aircraft take off and land.
The plane landed on the runway.
滑走路(かっそうろ)で離陸(りりく)を待(ま)っている。
We're waiting on the runway for takeoff.
雪(ゆき)のため滑走路(かっそうろ)が閉鎖(へいさ)された。
The runway was closed due to snow.
The runway at this airport is as long as 3,000 meters.
Due to maintenance work, Runway 2 will be unavailable from this afternoon.

Etymology

滑走(かっそう) (gliding/sliding) + 路(ろ) (road/path)

Related words

Common collocations

  • 滑走路閉鎖(かっそうろへいさ): runway closure
  • 滑走路侵入(かっそうろしんにゅう): runway incursion
  • 滑走路(かっそうろ)の端(はし): end of the runway