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on land and/or a place

Aerodrome: where the cam can come to
shore and dock like a boat
• “Aer” or Air, “Dromos” or to load and unload.
Road/Course. 3. Military Air Base – It is
• It is a location from which an aerodrome with
aircraft flight operations significant facilities to
take place, regardless of support aircraft and
whether they involve air crew. The term is usually
cargo, passengers, reserved for military
regardless of whether it is bases, but also applied to
for Public or Private use. civil seaplane bases.
Aerodromes include small 4. Civil Airports – An
general aviation airfields, aerodrome certified for
large commercial airports, commercial flights.
and military air bases. Airport is a term reserved
exclusively for those
• ICAO – Any location or area
aerodromes certified or
on land and water can be an
licensed as airports by
Aerodrome as long as it can
CAA after meeting
be used for aircraft
specified certification
operations.
criteria or regulatory
• Aerodrome is the term mostly requirements.
used in commonwealth English
speaking countries namely; Airport vs. Aerodrome
Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, India, Singapore, Airport:
United Kingdom, and other
countries.
▪ A place from which
aircraft operate that
Types of Aerodrome: usually have paved
runways and maintenance
1. Airstrip – A small
facilities and often
airdrome that consists of
serves as a terminal.
a runway with perhaps
▪ Operation means; Take-
fueling equipment.
off, Landing, Taxi,
Generally in remote
Towing, Pushback, Ground
locations. It was built
Handling, and more.
around WWII. A few of it
become full-fledged air ▪ With paved runway means
strong levelled surface,
bases over time.
2. Water Aerodrome – A water has a maintenance
facilities and includes
aerodrome is an area of
large or small hangars.
open water used regularly
by seaplanes of ▪ Also serves a terminal
amphibious aircraft for facilities like
landing and taking-off. restaurants, lounge,
It has a terminal building
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gates, walkway for taking-off or landing.

passengers. Consists of two-digit
number, the whole number
Aerodrome: nearest to 1/10th of the
magnetic north when
▪ Any area of land of water, viewed from landing
including ATC and other direction.
basic facilities used for 6. Centre Line – The center
aircraft operation. marking of the runway.
7. Touchdown Zone – Marked
NOTE: All airports are after the runway
aerodrome, but not all threshold area. Intended
aerodromes are airports. first contact of an
aircraft with the runway.
Components of Airport: A safety margin where the
pilot can reduce error
1. Runway – A rectangular before entering runway.
land area prepared in an 8. Aiming Point – It consists
airport for flight of two thick white
landing and take-off. conspicuous stripes. It
2. De-Icing Area – The guides the pilot to align
aircraft use their the aiming point with the
special de-icing fluid (a windshield.
mixture of chemicals) to 9. Runway Threshold – It
defrost the ice and snow indicated the beginning
from the aircraft. The de- and end of the runway path
icing fluid will be heated available for landing and
and sprayed under take-off. The threshold
pressure to remove the ice bar will be a minimum of
and snow. 10 ft. width.
3. Pre-Threshold Area – As 10. Stop Way – The area
the name, this is the area used by the aircraft when
preceding the displaced there is an event take-off
threshold (runway) rejection.
suitable for aircraft to 11. Holding Positions –
take-off but not for This is more like an
landing. entrance to the runway.
4. Precision Approach Path Denotes the aircraft
Indicator (PAPI) – A whether it is approaching
lighting system (visual or deporting the runway.
aid) that guides the pilot 12. High-speed Taxiway –
to maintain the right A long radius paved to
altitude to approach the indicate the aircraft to
runway. move at high speed from
5. Runway Designator – The runway to center of the
designator represents the taxiway.
numbering used for
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13. Helicopter Stand – constructed as a large

Used for helicopter shed with steel
landing. structures.
14. Fire Station – Fire 19. Parking – Parking
stations equipped with facility for the
advanced technology to passengers to part their
prevent fire accidents at vehicles before entering
the earliest. the airport terminal
15. Apron – Parking area building.
for aircraft. During the 20. Taxiway – Paved
parking, the aircraft striped connecting
will also load and unload runways with each other
good. More adjacent to the and with aircraft parking
terminal building. The areas. Provides
size of aprons are convenience to aircraft
designed to have proper when entering or exiting
drainage facilities and a runway.
sufficient clearance area
for the aircraft to bypass Movement Area & Maneuvering
each other. Area
16. Terminal Building –
Mainly used for Movement Area – A part of an
administration. This is aerodrome which includes the
the area where the Apron, Taxiway, and Runway.
passenger checking (pre
and post) and waiting will Maneuvering Area – A part of an
take place. This is the aerodrome which includes only
first entrance area for Taxiway and Runway.
the passenger into the
airport.
17. Control Tower – It
Four Operations of Aerodrome
observes and ensures the
controlled entrance of - Ground Handling
aircraft and take-off.
The control tower will - Taxiing
contact the aircraft
pilot during the landing - Landing
- Take-off
and take-off to avoid any
possible collision. It
helps the aircraft to have
a safe landing and take-
off.
18. Hangar – The
aircraft repairs and
servicing takes place
here. It is more like a
mechanic shop. It is