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The Pilots Desk

Clearway

An area beyond the runway, not less than 500 feet wide, centrally located about the extended runway centerline, and under airport control. The clearway is expressed in terms of a clearway plane, extending from the end of the runway with an upward slope not exceeding 1.25%, above which no object or terrain protrudes. Used in takeoff distance calculations.