ICAO Annex 14 (general runway designation rules)

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international civil aviation standard runway designation standard

ICAO Annex 14 (general runway designation rules) is an international civil aviation standard that defines how runways are numbered, labeled, and marked to ensure consistent and safe identification worldwide.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
ICAO runway numbering	5
FAA runway numbering conventions	1
FAA runway numbering standards (in the United States)	1
ICAO Annex 14 (general runway designation rules) canonical	1
ICAO runway numbering convention	1
ICAO runway numbering conventions	1
ICAO standard magnetic heading-based numbering	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3999639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ICAO Annex 14 (general runway designation rules)
Context triple: [Runway 07L/25R, hasRegulatoryStandard, ICAO Annex 14 (general runway designation rules)]

A. Runway 01L/19R
Runway 01L/19R is one of the primary parallel runways at San Francisco International Airport, used for both arrivals and departures in varying wind conditions.
B. Runway 01L/19R
Runway 01L/19R is one of the primary paved runways at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, used for handling both domestic and international air traffic.
C. Runway 01L/19R
Runway 01L/19R is a primary paved runway used for aircraft takeoffs and landings at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, USA.
D. Runway C 16R/34L
Runway C 16R/34L is one of the main parallel runways at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, used for handling a significant share of its domestic and international air traffic.
E. Runway 09L/27R
Runway 09L/27R is one of London Heathrow Airport’s main east–west runways, used for a large share of its takeoffs and landings.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ICAO Annex 14 (general runway designation rules)
Target entity description: ICAO Annex 14 (general runway designation rules) is an international civil aviation standard that defines how runways are numbered, labeled, and marked to ensure consistent and safe identification worldwide.

A. Runway 01L/19R
Runway 01L/19R is one of the primary parallel runways at San Francisco International Airport, used for both arrivals and departures in varying wind conditions.
B. Runway 01L/19R
Runway 01L/19R is one of the primary paved runways at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, used for handling both domestic and international air traffic.
C. Runway 01L/19R
Runway 01L/19R is a primary paved runway used for aircraft takeoffs and landings at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, USA.
D. Runway C 16R/34L
Runway C 16R/34L is one of the main parallel runways at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, used for handling a significant share of its domestic and international air traffic.
E. Runway 09L/27R
Runway 09L/27R is one of London Heathrow Airport’s main east–west runways, used for a large share of its takeoffs and landings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international civil aviation standard ⓘ runway designation standard ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance runway safety ⓘ ensure consistent runway identification worldwide ⓘ
appliesTo	aerodrome design and operations ⓘ
defines	criteria for clearway markings ⓘ criteria for displaced threshold markings ⓘ criteria for runway approach lighting systems ⓘ criteria for runway closure markings ⓘ criteria for runway designation changes ⓘ criteria for runway intersection markings ⓘ criteria for runway safety area markings ⓘ criteria for runway shoulder markings ⓘ criteria for runway turn pad markings ⓘ criteria for runway visual range systems integration ⓘ criteria for stopway markings ⓘ criteria for temporary runway markings ⓘ runway aiming point marking standards ⓘ runway centerline lighting standards ⓘ runway centerline marking standards ⓘ runway designation color conventions ⓘ runway designation marking format ⓘ runway designation rules ⓘ runway designation sign formats ⓘ runway distance marker standards ⓘ runway edge lighting standards ⓘ runway end lighting standards ⓘ runway guard lights ⓘ runway holding position markings ⓘ runway lighting intensity and spacing ⓘ runway lighting requirements ⓘ runway marking dimensions ⓘ runway marking placement criteria ⓘ runway marking requirements ⓘ runway numbering rules ⓘ runway side stripe marking standards ⓘ runway sign color conventions ⓘ runway signage requirements ⓘ runway surface marking colors ⓘ runway threshold lighting standards ⓘ runway threshold marking standards ⓘ runway touchdown zone lighting standards ⓘ runway touchdown zone marking standards ⓘ
hasEdition	multiple revised editions over time ⓘ
issuedBy	International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
partOf	International Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) ⓘ linked to: SARPs
subjectOf	runway design and operations regulations ⓘ
usedBy	contracting States of ICAO ⓘ linked to: Contracting States of ICAO

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