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apron
- Definição1
- A defined area on a land aerodrome intended to accommodate aircraft for loading or unloading passengers, mail, or cargo; refueling; parking; or maintenance (ICAO). With regard to seaplanes, a ramp is used to access the apron form the water.
- 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).
- 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.
- Subárea1
- Airport Infrastructure
- Related Term
- aircraft stand
- apron management service
- helicopter stand
- Português
- pátio de aeronaves
- Imagem
The apron from the top floor observation room, Halifax International Airport, Canada.
