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From page 384... ... I-1 TERM DEFINITION Access Control A system, method, or procedure to restrict and control access to areas of the airport. Certain airports are required by 49 Code of Federal Regulations 1542 to provide for such a system. Read the entire page →
From page 385... ... I-2 Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design The categories are as follows: Category A: Speed less than 91 knots. Category B: Speed 91 knots or more but less than 121 knots. Read the entire page →
From page 386... ... Airport Authority A quasi-governmental public organization responsible for setting the policies that govern the management and operation of an airport, or system of airports, under its jurisdiction. Airport Configuration The relative layout of component parts of an airport such as the runways, taxiways, and terminal building. Read the entire page →
From page 387... ... I-4 Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design Airspace The area above the ground through which aircraft travel between their points of origin and destination. It is divided into corridors, routes, and restricted zones for the safe and efficient management and control of air traffic. Read the entire page →
From page 388... ... Glossary I-5 Average Day of the Peak Activity (passengers or aircraft operations) in the average day of the Month (ADPM) Read the entire page →
From page 389... ... Bioswale A shallow depression used to capture stormwater runoff and filter out pollutants. They are very similar to rain gardens, but are generally used in commercial and municipal settings. Read the entire page →
From page 390... ... Glossary I-7 Catchment Basin A storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream. Read the entire page →
From page 391... ... I-8 Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design Code of Federal A compilation of the general and permanent rules of the executive Regulations (CFR) departments and agencies of the federal government as published in the Federal Register. Read the entire page →
From page 392... ... Connecting Passengers See Transfer Passenger. Constructed Wetland Engineered wetlands that simulate natural wetlands and utilize natural and biological processes for wastewater treatment. Read the entire page →
From page 393... ... Demand The number of persons, aircraft, or vehicles who want to use a facility. Deplanement Any passenger getting off an arriving aircraft at an airport. Read the entire page →
From page 394... ... Glossary I-11 Enplanement The boarding of a passenger, or item of cargo, freight, or mail onto an aircraft at an airport. Entitlement Grants Statutory provisions require that Airport Improvement Program funds be apportioned by formula each year to specific airports, in the form of entitlement grants. Read the entire page →
From page 395... ... alteration; (c) provides for aeronautical studies of obstructions to air navigation to determine their effect on the safe and efficient use of airspace; (d) Read the entire page →
From page 396... ... Glossary I-13 Foot-Candle A unit of luminance equal to 1 lumen of light falling on 1-squarefoot area, from a 1-candela light source at a distance of 1 foot. Foreign Object Debris or Any object that does not belong in or near aircraft and that can Foreign Object Damage potentially injure airport or airline personnel and/or damage (FBO) Read the entire page →
From page 397... ... Ground Transportation Provides a centralized location where commercial vehicles can pick Center up and drop off passengers. Hazard to Air Navigation An object that, following an aeronautical study, the FAA determines will have a substantial adverse effect upon the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace by aircraft, the operation of air navigation facilities, or existing or potential airport capacity. Read the entire page →
From page 398... ... Hybrid Vehicles Vehicles that use a gasoline engine to drive an electric generator and use the electric generator and/or storage batteries to power electric motors that drive the vehicle's wheels. Identification (ID) Read the entire page →
From page 399... ... Landside Areas of an airport to which passengers and members of the nontraveling public have free access. Also used to refer to ground access facilities, and portions of the terminal related to check-in, baggage claim and other functions outside of the secured portion of the terminal. Read the entire page →
From page 400... ... Mainline Aircraft (Jet) Generally a medium- to long-haul airliner such as the B737, A320, and larger widebody aircraft. Read the entire page →
From page 401... ... Net Present Value The present value of the expected future cash flows taking into account initial capital and ongoing recurrent costs. Noise Compatibility List of actions the airport sponsor proposes to undertake to minimize Programs noise/land use incompatibilities. Read the entire page →
From page 402... ... Passenger Loading Bridge A mechanically operated, adjustable enclosed ramp used to provide direct passenger access between aircraft and terminal buildings. Synonymous with aerobridge, air bridge, passenger bridge, passenger boarding bridge, jet bridge, and Jetway®. Read the entire page →
From page 403... ... Prop Wash A wind caused by the spinning propeller of a plane, sometimes strong enough to be hazardous to aircraft taxiing or landing behind. Public Areas The portion of the airport that includes all publicly accessible real estate and facilities other than the airside operations area and those sterile areas downstream of security screening stations or beyond access-controlled portals. Read the entire page →
From page 404... ... Glossary I-21 Remain Overnight Aircraft remaining overnight at the airport, either at the gate, (RON) remote parking stand, or hangar. Read the entire page →
From page 405... ... Security Screening A checkpoint area established to conduct security screening of Checkpoint (SSCP) persons and their possessions prior to their entering a sterile or secured area. Read the entire page →
From page 406... ... Glossary I-23 Taxilane An aircraft path bounded on either one or both sides by aircraft parking positions, and by which aircraft can only gain access to these parking positions. Taxiway A defined path on an airfield established for the taxiing of aircraft and intended to provide a link between one part of the airport and another. Read the entire page →
From page 407... ... Transporters See Mobile Lounges. Transportation Security §1542 requires airport operators to adopt and carry out a security Regulations (TSR) Read the entire page →
From page 408... ... Vehicle Occupancy The number of persons, including driver and passenger(s) , in a vehicle. Read the entire page →
From page 409... ... TERM DEFINITION I-26 Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design Wingspan On a fixed-wing aircraft, the span or straight-line distance between one wingtip and the other, including projecting ailerons. Wireless Telecommunications using electromagnetic waves rather than wires or cable to transmit information. Read the entire page →

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... I-1 TERM DEFINITION Access Control A system, method, or procedure to restrict and control access to areas of the airport. Certain airports are required by 49 Code of Federal Regulations 1542 to provide for such a system.