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
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