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Aviation Definitions in the Category:
Airports

ACO (Airports)

Actual Gate Time

Adequate Airport (ETOPS)

Aerodrome Control Service (UK)

Aerodrome (UK)

Air carrier aircraft

Air ground Communications

Air Operations Area (AOA)

Air Traffic Control Clearance

Airport

Airport Layout Plan (ALP)

Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS)

Airport Operating Certificate

Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X)

Approach Lighting System (ALS)

Approach or departure airspace

Apron

Apron – Airport

Area Control Centre (UK)

ATS Surveillance Service

Backblast

Base Leg

Bermuda II Agreement

Bird Avoidance

Bird Control

Bird Hazard Warning System

Bird Sizes

Bird Strike – Significant

Bird Watch Condition Codes

Broadcast

Chevrons – Runway

Civil aircraft damage classifications

CLASS A Airspace

CLASS C Airspace

Class D Airspace

Class E Airspace

Class F Airspace

Class I airport

Class II airport

Class III airport

Class IV airport

Clearway

Day/Night Noise Level (DNL)

Decibel (dB)

Demarcation Bar

Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS)

Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal (FAROS)

Fly Quiet Program

FOD – Foreign Object Damage – Foreign Object Debris

Ground Run-up Enclosure (GRE)

Hazardous wildlife

Hot Spot

Manoeuvring Area

Movement area

Noise Abatement

Noise Contour Map

Noise Exposure Map (NEM)

NOTAM – Notice to Airmen.

Piston-use airport

POFZ- Precision Obstacle Free Zone

Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) -

Precision Approach Procedure

Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM)

Required Visual Reference

Reverted Rubber (steam) Hydroplaning

Run-up, Power Run

Runway

Runway centerline lights

Runway Datum Point (RDP)

Runway Incursion

Runway Overrun Event

Runway Protection Zone – RPZ

Runway Status Lights (RWSL)

Runway Visual Range

RVR – Runway Visual Range

Scheduled operation

SIDA – Security Identification Display Area

Signal Area

Significant Aircraft-Wildlife Strikes

Simultaneous Offset Instrument Approach (SOIA)

Stage 2 Aircraft

Stage 3 Aircraft

Surface Movement Guidance Control System – SMGCS

Tarmac

Taxiway

Terminal Airspace

Terminal Area

Terminal Control Area

Threshold

Touch Down Zone (TDZ)

Turbine-powered aircraft

Unfactored or Certified Landing Distance

Viscous Hydroplaning

Visual approach slope indicator (VASI)

Visual Docking Guidance Systems (VDGS)

Visual flight rules (VFR)

Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)

Wildlife Hazard Mitigation Requirements – Bird Strikes

Aircraft-wildlife strike