Glossary
Airport Infrastructure
Windsock
Definition
A conical textile tube mounted on an airport that indicates wind direction and approximate speed
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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
Stopway (SWY)
Taxiway (TWY)
Terminal