Airport

Airport

A station, usually consisting of buildings, airfields and runways, used to provide a place for aircraft to take off and land as well as to house commercial services for passengers and on-board staff.

Industry: Aviation

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aircraft movement surface condition report (AMSCR)

Aviation; Air traffic control

The report that details the surface conditions for all aircraft movement areas including runways, taxiways, and aprons.

airport elevation

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Expression for: aerodrome elevation

air traffic control specialist (ATCS)

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Expression for: air traffic controller

air report

Aviation; Air traffic control

A report from an aircraft in flight prepared in conformity with requirements for position reporting and operational and meteorological reporting.

arrival aircraft interval

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Expression for: average arrival interval

approach gate

Aviation; Air traffic control

U.S.: Expression for: final approach gate

aircraft autonomous integrity monitoring (AAIM)

Aviation; Air traffic control

A technology used to augment global positioning systems (GPS) and global orbiting navigation satellite systems (GLONASS) within the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) 1 framework that uses ...