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Airfield x Aerodrome x Airport

Airfield x Aerodrome x Airport. LCpl Rostislav Janků. Try to deduce the difference between these three words by the following definitons…. An area of land used for the take-off and landing of aircraft,excluding buildings and installations. An AIRFIELD.

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Airfield x Aerodrome x Airport

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  1. Airfield x Aerodrome x Airport LCpl Rostislav Janků

  2. Try to deduce the difference between these three words by the following definitons…

  3. An area of land used for the take-off and landing of aircraft,excluding buildings and installations.. An AIRFIELD

  4. A defined area oflandorwater,includingbuildings and installations,usedforthetake-off and landingofaircraft.. An AERODROME

  5. An aerodrome whichmay handle scheduled air traffic and often has Customers and othertravelfacilities.. An AIRPORT

  6. A place where the clearences for flights are issued. ATC tower

  7. A visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach to an aerodrome or an airport Papilights

  8. The area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded. Apron

  9. A place at the airport which is used for takeoffs and landings. Active runway

  10. A small airport suitable only for use by helicopters,contain from one or more helipads. Heliport

  11. A path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. Taxiway

  12. A large building used to houase aircraft undergoing general maintenance and repars Hangar

  13. A system installed on the approach end of an airport runway and consisting of a series of lightbars and lights. Lighting system

  14. A bright orange tube which will fly in the wind to indicate its direction Windsock

  15. a reinforced hangar to house and protect military aircraft from enemy attack. Hardened aircraft shelter (HAS)

  16. An area before or behind the active runway. Overshoot/Undershoot

  17. The beginning of the usable runway. Threshold

  18. Aicraft have to stop here and wait fof permission from the ATC tower before they can proceed down the runway. Holding point

  19. The portion of a runway, beyond the threshold, where it is intended landing aircraft first contact the runway. Touchdown zone

  20. The points on the runway where a pilot aims to touch down. Aiming points

  21. A system installed at the end of the runway used to stop the aircraft which have overshooted. Arresting system(barrier)

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