Airport

An airport is a facility where aircraft can take off and land. At the very minimum, an airport consists of one runway (or helipad), but other common components are hangars and terminal buildings. Apart from these, an airport may have a variety of facilities and infrastructure, including fixed base operator services, air traffic control, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. A military airport is known as an airbase in North American terminology (other countries may use the term airfield or air station in current parlance or aerodrome in 1930s parlance). The terms airfield and airstrip may also be used to refer to a facility that has nothing more than a runway.

Related Topics:
Aircraft - Take off - Land - Runway - Helipad - Hangar - Terminal - Fixed base operator services - Air traffic control - Emergency service - Military - Airbase

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