How to Use taxiway in a Sentence

taxiway

noun

• That’s barely taller than the four planes that were on the taxiway.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2017
• The tails of some jets on the taxiway extended dozens of feet above the ground.
  — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
• The pilot announced that there was a lengthy line of planes on the taxiway ahead of us.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 7 May 2022
• Build a cross-field taxiway on the west side of the airfield: $74 million.
  — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2019
• The plane sat on the taxiway as law enforcement arrived on the scene.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
• Airport staff said the plane landed and was on the taxiway when the cabin filled with smoke.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2018
• Airport taxiways are paths for planes to get to and from runways.
  — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2024
• The airport could then connect the land north of the tracks to its main campus by building taxiways over the tracks.
  — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2019
• The Air Canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway next to it.
  — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2018
• The plane stopped on the taxiway, and the 165 people on board were loaded onto buses.
  — Fox News, 28 Aug. 2018
• News reports showed dozens of people lined up against a wall near a taxiway.
  — NBC News, 29 Oct. 2021
• The pilot lands the plane safely and continues to a taxiway.
  — CNN, 17 Feb. 2022
• The second taxiway is needed before the airport can expand to the area north of the runway.
  — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Sep. 2017
• The project includes a southwest end-around taxiway to reduce the need for aircraft to cross runways 36L and 36R at the airport.
  — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
• The helicopter crashed on the taxiway, adjacent to the runway, Kirk said.
  — Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2022
• But Dean said 75 flights had departed off the same taxiway that the plane was headed to for departure.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2018
• This month, a jet landing in Houston rolled off an airport taxiway in Houston and got stuck in grass.
  — David Koenig, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
• The money will go toward projects such as building new taxiways.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 19 June 2023
• Build a second west-side cross-field taxiway: $50 million.
  — Melissa Yeager, azcentral, 7 Jan. 2019
• Passengers deplaned on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
• Passage under the bridges gives pilots a new route to gates; all told, the renovation has added about two miles of taxiway.
  — Curbed, 5 Dec. 2022
• According to Phoenix police Officer James Holmes, the man ran onto the tarmac and then made his way to the taxiway.
  — Ashleigh R Wilson, azcentral, 29 July 2016
• Just last week a new taxiway opened that was a key part of the rebuilding, so that delays will be reduced getting into and out of gates.
  — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 26 May 2021
• In the most frightening, Air Canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway where they were supposed to land.
  — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
• Along with taxiway, the total area doused in flammable liquid was the equivalent of nearly nine football fields.
  — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 3 July 2019
• Since then, the airport has buttressed its ground radar system and shut down a confusing taxiway.
  — Fox News, 2 May 2018
• When approaching a taxiway, the ground speed of the flight was higher than expected, the NTSB reported.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
• Customers exited the aircraft on the taxiway and were bused to the terminal safely.
  — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 22 May 2018
• The air marshal’s affidavit said Sein ran toward the taxiway, where jets were coming and going from one of the busiest airports in the United States.
  — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 27 May 2017
• Cameras and various sensors watch aircraft turn around at each gate, flagging delays, updating departure times, and cutting the amount of idle time and emissions the next plane might waste sitting at an apron or taxiway.
  — Brian Tossan, Fortune, 9 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Aug 2024