Eli5 Why do runways have numbers on them?

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Like really, why tho?

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Printing numbers on the runway makes it clear in good weather conditions which runway is called what. Mixups happens sometimes in this respect, and can get nasty if not noticed.

The runway number is also usually the approximate heading of that runway direction divided by 10.

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