Journal of Air and Transport Management

Running head: AIRPORT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
AIRPORT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
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1AIRPORT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
An Introduction to Airports
Discussions
I have learnt that an Airport is a facility where various passengers connect from
transportation from the ground to the air transportation. I have known that the description of
various airports can be split into airside and landside. I have studied about the landside airport
and known that the descriptions of the landside airports cover the way passengers depart and
arrive the building of airport terminal and move through the building of airport terminal in
order to board the aircraft’s (Bouma et al 2016). I have studies about the airside airport and
known that it describes the different movements of the airplanes on the surface of airports.
I have studies about various airports around the world and learned that an airports
includes one runway and the other common components of the airports that I have learned are
hangars and terminal buildings (Ralphs, Shahab and Ahmadpoor 2020). Apart from all
theses, I have learned that an airport can have various infrastructures and facilities that
consist of base operator services those are fixed, control of air traffic, restaurants and lounges
and the emergency services. I have also learned that in the terminology of North America,
Airports can be also called as a military airport. I have learned about the term aerodrome and
it means any surface utilised tor landing or taking off. I have known that in other terms, the
airport can also be referred to as an aerodrome that is licensed by the organizations of
government. I have studied that Airports have to be maintained to higher standards of safety
and there are generally no minimum standards for an aerodrome that is basic.
I have learned about the various characteristics of the airports and saw that the
airports can vary in size. I have seen that the airports those are smaller or less developed have
a single runway and it is generally shorter than 1000m. I have learned about the international
airports and known that their runways are usually paved and they are 2000m longer. I have