Medium Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10; Flight Crew Total 11800; Flight Crew Type 2200
Situational Awareness; Confusion
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Runway
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Aircraft; Human Factors; Chart Or Publication; Airport
We were cleared to taxi to Runway 12L via Fox by Ground Control. After switching to Tower we were cleared for takeoff 12L. Takeoff clearance was received while taxiing on Fox between Fox and Sierra. Captain missed the turn onto the runway (12L) at Sierra and crossed the 'hold short' lines for Runway 24. Runway 24 was not an active runway. Tower pointed out the error and re-issued takeoff clearance for 12L. Captain then made a 180 and returned Fox to Sierra for takeoff.Contributing factors 1. Poor quality of runway makings (chevrons) for Runway 12L. 2. Poor quality of airport diagram on Jeppesen for iPad.
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While taxiing on STL Taxiway Foxtrot; a flight crew was cleared for takeoff on Runway 12L at Taxiway Sierra but missed the turn onto Sierra and entered Runway 24.