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apron
- Sinônimos - Inglês
- tarmac; ramp
- Definição1
- A defined area, on a land aerodrome, intended to accommodate aircraft for purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, fuelling, parking or maintenance.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: aerodromes: volume 1: aerodrome design and operation. 8th ed. Montreal, 2018. (Annex 14).
- Nota Adicional1
- Acronym in English: APN.
- Nota Adicional2
- ICAO uses ‘apron’ while the FAA uses ‘ramp’.
- Contexto
- Shoulders for taxiways, runway turn pads, holding bays and aprons and other non-load-bearing surfaces which cannot readily be distinguished from load-bearing surfaces and which, if used by aircraft, might result in damage to the aircraft shall have the boundary between such areas and the load-bearing surface marked by a taxi side stripe marking.
- Subárea
- Airport Infrastructure
- Related Term
- aircraft stand
- apron management service
- final approach and take-off area
- helicopter stand
- landing area
- maneuvering area
- movement area
- runway turn pad
- Français
- aire de trafic
- Imagem
The apron from the top floor observation room, Halifax International Airport, Canada.
