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Runway Incursion

Any event on the runway surface, involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object, that creates a collision hazard or a loss of required separation from an aircraft taking off or landing.

“A runway incursion is “any occurrence in the airport runway environment involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object on the ground that creates a collision hazard or results in a loss of required separation with an aircraft taking off, intending to take off, landing, or intending to land.””
FAA-H-8083-25C · Chapter 14, Runway Incursion Avoidance

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Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)

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