Airport

A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft.

A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft.

Aerodrome Flight Information Service. A service provided by an aerodrome to supply information to aircraft pilots for the purpose of assisting with the safe and efficient conduct of flight in the vicinity of an aerodrome.

An area of tarmac, concrete outside a hangar for parking aircraft

Air Start Unit. A mobile power source that provides compressed air to start an aircraft's engines.

Air Traffic Control. A generic term meaning variously, the regulation and control of air traffic, the organisation providing such service, or the service provided.

Two-way communication between aircraft and stations/locations on the ground.

Approach Lighting System. A lighting system installed on the approach to a runway and consisting of a series of lightbars, strobe lights, or a combination of the two that extends outward from the runway end.

A service provided to regulate aircraft and vehicle movements on an apron and to allocate parking positions.

Automatic Terminal Information Service. The automatic provision of current, routine information to arriving and departing aircraft throughout a 24-hour period or a specified portion thereof.

A system of conveyors and other equipment used to transport baggage from the check-in area to the aircraft and from the aircraft to the baggage claim area.

A vehicle used to deliver food and beverages to an aircraft.

The point to which an aircraft is granted an air traffic control clearance.

An area beyond the end of a runway under the control of the aerodrome operator, selected or prepared as a suitable area over which an aeroplane may make a portion of its initial climb to a specified height.

A tall building at an airport from which air traffic controllers can see and direct all aircraft movements.

The process of removing ice or frost from an aircraft.

A threshold located at a point on the runway other than the designated beginning of the runway.

The fire, rescue, and medical services at an airport that are responsible for responding to emergencies.

A vehicle used to guide aircraft to their parking positions on the apron.

A service provided for the purpose of preventing collisions on the maneuvering area and of expediting and maintaining an orderly flow of traffic.

Ground Power Unit. A mobile power source that provides electrical power to an aircraft while it is parked on the ground.

A large shelter for housing and maintaining aircraft.

A landing area for helicopters, usually with a small painted circle.

Instrument Landing System. A precision instrument approach system which normally provides guidance both in azimuth and elevation.

A vehicle used to empty the lavatories on an aircraft.

The actions necessary for retaining an item in, or restoring it to, a serviceable condition.

That part of an aerodrome to be used for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft, excluding aprons.

A person on an airport who directs the movement of aircraft on the ground.

That part of an aerodrome to be used for the take-off, landing and taxiing of aircraft, consisting of the maneuvering area and the aprons.

An enclosed, elevated passageway that extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, allowing passengers to board and disembark without going outside.

Precision Approach Path Indicator. A visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach to an airport.

An inclined track for loading and unloading

A vehicle used to refuel aircraft.

A defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft.

A defined area including the runway and stopway if provided, intended to reduce the risk of damage to aircraft running off a runway, and to protect aircraft flying over it during take-off or landing operations.

The measures taken to protect an airport and its passengers from threats.

A designated area for parking an aircraft.

An area beyond the end of the take-off run available prepared as a suitable area in which an aeroplane can be stopped in the case of an abandoned take-off.

Movement of an aircraft on the surface under its own power, excluding take-off and landing.

A defined path on an aerodrome established for the taxiing of aircraft and intended to provide a link between one part of the aerodrome and another, including:

The building at an airport where passengers arrive and depart.

The beginning of that portion of the runway usable for landing.

Touchdown Zone. The portion of a runway, beyond the threshold, where it is intended landing aeroplanes first contact the runway.

Visual Approach Slope Indicator. A system of lights on the side of an airfield runway threshold that provides visual descent guidance information during approach.

Turbulence that forms behind an aircraft as it passes through the air.