What does this code, "R08L" mean?

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On the runway of an airport, what does this code, "R08L" mean?

Runway
Airports
Airport Management
Airport Operations
Coding Standards
Hassan Qudrat-Ullah
53 months ago

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Dear Dr. Hassan,
Very interesting question! Learned some new things about the numbering on runways in Airports.

R08L- Runway 80 degrees Left
80 degrees (compass bearing as per 360 degrees in terms of numbers 1 to 36, so 08 is 80 degrees)
Left (left hand runway of 2 parallel runways)

Pramela Nair Panthallor - PhD
51 months ago

Have some input?