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USABILITY FACTOR [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
DEF

The percentage of time during which the use of a runway or system of runways is not restricted because of the cross-wind component.

OBS

Cross-wind component means the surface wind component at right angles to the runway centre line.

OBS

usability factor: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
DEF

Pourcentage de temps pendant lequel l'utilisation d'une piste ou d'un réseau de pistes n'est pas restreinte du fait de la composante de vent traversier.

OBS

On entend par composante de vent traversier la composante du vent à la surface qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe de la piste.

OBS

coefficient d'utilisation : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pistas y áreas del aeropuerto
DEF

Porcentaje de tiempo durante el cual el uso de una pista o sistema de pistas no está limitado por la componente transversal del viento.

OBS

Componente transversal del viento significa la componente del viento en la superficie que es perpendicular al eje de la pista.

OBS

coeficiente de utilización: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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