TRANSPORT BY AIRWAYS
AIRPORTS AND RELATED VOCABULARY PART ONE
aerodrome
a small airport
airbase
a place where military aircraft operate from and are kept and where staff reside
air bridge
a piece of equipment that can be moved and put against the entryway of an airplane, so passengers can get on and off
airdrome
a small airport
airfield
an area of flat ground where airplanes can take off and
land
airport
a place where planes land and take off that usually has runways and maintenance facilities and often serve as a terminal
airstrip
a narrow piece of land without a normal air base or airport facilities
air terminal
a building at an airport that provides service for passengers air traffic control the process or system by which the movements of aircraft are observed and coordinated by ground staff communicating with pilots by radio
apron
a piece of clothing worn over the body from the chest or the waist down
baggage carousel
a moving belt from which baggage is collected by passengers at an airport
baggage reclaim
the place in an airport where passengers pick up their checked baggage
check-in
the place at an airport where passengers leave bags and baggage and produce their tickets
concourse
an open space or lobby (as in a railroad or air terminal) where people gather
control tower
an elevated glass-enclosed structure at an airport from which the movements of aircraft are controlled
conveyor belt
a nonstop moving belt utilized for shipping goods starting with one piece of a structure and then onto the next in an air terminal
