WATCH: Driving the Runways at a Major Airport

Behind the Scenes: Rules of the road are drastically different on an airfield

By Julie Bercik

Published October 25, 2021

Read Time: 2 mins

Print/Download

On these roads, airplanes have the right of way. Always.

“It’s kind of like driving around the city but you’re asking for permission to turn on the street,” said Trudi Biedrzycki, Duty Manager for Airport Operations at Pittsburgh International Airport.

The airport’s four active runways and 53 taxiways are busy thoroughfares fo