Editing Runway (section)

==History==
In 1916, in a World War I war effort context, the first concrete-paved runway was built in [[Clermont-Ferrand]] in [[France]], allowing local company [[Michelin]] to manufacture [[Bréguet Aviation]] military aircraft.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

In January 1919, aviation pioneer [[Orville Wright]] underlined the need for "distinctly marked and carefully prepared landing places, [but] the preparing of the surface of reasonably flat ground [is] an expensive undertaking [and] there would also be a continuous expense for the upkeep."<ref>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/blog/1919-orville-wright-future-civil-flying |title= 1919: Orville Wright On The Future Of Civil Flying |date= Jan 10, 2018 |author= Rupa Haria |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= January 10, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110154504/https://aviationweek.com/blog/1919-orville-wright-future-civil-flying |archive-date= January 10, 2018 }}</ref>