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Glossary/Displaced Threshold
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Displaced Threshold

A runway threshold that is located at a point other than the physical beginning of the runway, identified by white arrows leading to the threshold bar. The pavement before the displaced threshold may be used for taxi, takeoff, and rollout but not for landing. Displaced thresholds exist to provide obstacle clearance on the approach, reduce noise over nearby areas, or account for unusable runway surface.

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