taxiway

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Less than two minutes later, the emergency vehicle en route to United 2384 requests permission to cross the same runway, via taxiway D. After a slight hesitation, the controller gives the green light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

After the collision, passengers deplaned on the taxiway and took buses back to the terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

The pilots of one plane were distracted as they proceeded down the wrong taxiway, the agency found.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

A flooded taxiway meant planes were unable to reach the runway to take off and passengers were left stranded in the terminal building.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

At the snow-covered airfield were three dugouts, a runway, and a taxiway.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein