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GATE 2026 CE (CE2) – Question 25

Transportation Infrastructure · Airport runway length, taxiway and exit taxiway design · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The primary purpose of the Windrose diagram is for the design of

  1. length of a runway.
  2. orientation of a runway.
  3. width of a runway.
  4. gradient of a runway.

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Correct answer: (B) orientation of a runway.

Explanation

A windrose diagram records the direction and strength of the winds at a site. It is used to choose the direction in which the runway should point, so that aircraft land and take off as much as possible into the wind.