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alighting area [1 record]

Record 1 2021-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

A specified surface, reserved for vehicles that depend upon water surfaces for their landing.

OBS

alighting area: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

alighting area; ALA: designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Surface délimitée, réservée au recueil d'appareils tributaires d'un plan d'eau pour leur retour à terre.

OBS

aire d'amerrissage : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

aire d'amerrissage; ALA : désignations uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
  • Operaciones marítimas (Militar)
  • Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
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