AMT 115 Flashcards
is the place where operations relating to flight arrival, departure & services are carried out.
AIRPORT
An ________ is a location from which aircraft flight operations
take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, or
passengers.
AERODROME
4 TYPES OF AERODROME
CIVIL AIRPORT, AIR BASE, AIRSTRIP, WATER AERODROME
An _______ may also be stored or maintained at an airport
AIRCRAFT
is a building at an airport where passengers transfer
between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to
board and disembark from an aircraft.
AIRPORT TERMINAL
may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete, or a
mixture of both) or a natural surface (grass, dirt, gravel, ice, sand or salt).
Runway
An ________ is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force
for the operation of military aircraft. Some air bases have revetments,
hardened aircraft shelters, or even underground hangars, to protect
aircraft from enemy attack. Combat aircraft require storage of aircraft
ordnance.
AIR BASE
OTHER TERM FOR WATER AERODROME
SEAPLANE BASE
An aerodrome is defined by what organization
International civil aviation organization
They mostly have a hard
surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller general aviation
airports sometimes use gravel or grass.
TAXIWAY
The airport ______, flight line, or ramp is the area of an airport where
aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refilled, or boarded.
APRON
is a place where flights take off and land
AERODROME
An ________ should have runway for takeoffs and landing,
building such as hangars and terminal buildings.
AIRPORT
is a small aerodrome that consists only of a runway with
perhaps fueling equipment. They are generally in remote locations.
Many _____ (now mostly abandoned) were built on the hundreds of
islands in the Pacific Ocean during Second World War.
AIRSTRIP
are built of metal, wood, or concrete.
HANGAR
offers facilities to passengers including lounge, restaurant etc.
AIRPORT
it is normally divided in two parts
AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
is world generally used in UK & common wealth countries
AERODROME
Means an airport other than a military airport. A _____ is an
aerodrome certificated for commercial flights.
CIVIL AIRPORT
Refers to an 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.“
AERODROME
are used for
protection from the weather, direct sunlight and for maintenance,
repair, manufacture, assembly and storage of aircraft.
HANGAR
IT is not usually open to the general public and a permit may be required to gain access. By extension, the term ___
is also used to identify the air traffic control position responsible for
coordinating movement on this surface at busier airports.
APRON
2 TYPES OF AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
AIRSIDE ACTIVITY, LANDSIDE ACTIVITY
include small general aviation airfields, large commercial airports, and military air bases.
AERODROME