Message posted by psiuh88 on July 31, 2007 at 19:27:47 PST:

I don't think there's a lot of secrecy behind painting runway markings. the paint companies have hundreds if not thousands of airports to test in - many in harsh and much more heavily used conditions than air force bases, especially a limited use one in the middle of the nevada desert.

auto-land features/gps approaches make "invisible" runway markings less important, or irrelevant in the near future - if you want to keep an airport hidden.

the true answer I believe lies with something else.
maybe it is as simple as disposing of paint, or some other chemical wastes. wouldn't be the first time for that out there.

In Reply to: Re: Strange marks on old center taxiway posted by Joerg (Webmaster) on July 31, 2007 at 14:05:20 PST:

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