airport

Also known as airports, air port, aerodrome

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An airport is a facility with runways and terminals designed to handle aircraft operations and passenger travel. Airports are distributed globally and vary in size, with larger airports typically containing multiple runways and terminals to accommodate increased traffic.

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Research

8,159 papers

Airport and luggage (Odyssean) malaria in Europe: a systematic review.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024
Sensitivity of Airport Metal Detectors to Orthopaedic Implants.JBJS reviews · 2018
The Arrivals Gate at Heathrow Airport.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2024
Neurosurgical implants and interactions of airport metal detectors: A review.Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia · 2020
[Airport related air pollution and health effects].Epidemiologia e prevenzione · 2014

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Contents

Terminology
Management
Airport ownership and operation
Airport funding
Airport revenue
Aeronautical revenue
Non-aeronautical revenue
Price regulation
Landside and airside areas
Facilities
Airport security
Products and services
Premium and VIP services
Cargo and freight service
Access and onward travel
Internal transport
Airport operations
Air traffic control
Ground control
Tower control
Traffic pattern
Navigational aids
Taxiway signs
Lighting
Weather observations
Airport ground crew (ground handling)
Maintenance management
Safety management
Environmental concerns and sustainability
Airport hygiene and public health concerns
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Airport designation and naming
History and development
Airports in entertainment
Airport directories
Standards
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation.