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| airdrome |
an airport or landing field. |
| airfield |
a level surface, usu. with one or more paved runways, on which aircraft land and take off; airport. |
| airstrip |
an airfield or landing strip, usu. unpaved and without the personnel or equipment of an airport; runway. |
| apron |
the paved strip at or bordering an airport, on which planes are parked, loaded, and maneuvered. [1/3 definitions] |
| control tower |
a tower at an airport from which air traffic is directed by radio. |
| escalator |
a moving stairway that operates on a belt mechanism to carry people between floors, as of a department store, airport, or train station. |
| holding pattern |
the flying pattern of an aircraft while it awaits clearance to land at an airport. |
| jetport |
an airport designed with long runways for use by jet aircraft. |
| landing strip |
a runway, esp. one constructed in a remote area and lacking airport facilities. |
| limousine |
a small bus or van used to carry passengers to and from an airport, train station, hotel, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| ramp |
the paved area around the buildings of an airport where planes are landed and loaded or unloaded. [1/7 definitions] |
| see off |
to accompany (someone) to a place of departure, such as an airport or bus station, in order to say goodbye. |
| sock1 |
something that resembles this covering in function or shape, such as an airport windsock or a covering for the head of a golf club. [1/2 definitions] |
| stackup |
a situation in which several airplanes must circle an airport at different altitudes while waiting to land. |
| traffic pattern |
a flight path or an arrangement of such paths in the airspace near an airport, in which aircraft fly after taking off or before landing. |
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