taxiway
noun
taxi·way
ˈtak-sē-ˌwā 
: a usually paved strip for taxiing (as from the terminal to a runway) at an airport
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The new 539-page master plan, the first new growth blueprint for the airport in more than 45 years, includes new infrastructure such as runways, taxiways, hangars and other airplane parking.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
New York — The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating after two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night, with the wing of one aircraft slamming into the cockpit windows of the other.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
They were deplaned on the taxiway and transferred by bus back to the airport terminal.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Passengers from both planes were deplaned on the taxiway and returned to Terminal C by bus.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
New York — The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating after two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night, with the wing of one aircraft slamming into the cockpit windows of the other.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
They were deplaned on the taxiway and transferred by bus back to the airport terminal.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Passengers from both planes were deplaned on the taxiway and returned to Terminal C by bus.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Taxiway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxiway. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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