Glossary
Airport Infrastructure
Stopway (SWY)
Definition
An area beyond the takeoff runway designated for decelerating an aircraft during an aborted takeoff
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Airfield Lighting (AGL)
Airport Fire Station (ARFF)
Apron
Baggage Handling System (BHS)
Blast Fence
Cargo Terminal
Concourse
Control Tower (TWR)
De-Icing Pad
Displaced Threshold
Fixed-Base Operator (FBO)
Fuel Farm
Gate
Hangar
Holding Bay
ILS Localizer Antenna (LOC)
Jet Bridge
PAPI (PAPI)
Runway (RWY)
Runway End Safety Area (RESA)
Runway Threshold
Taxiway (TWY)
Terminal
Windsock