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AIR TERMINAL BUILDING [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
CONT

Passenger handling is all about the processing activities associated with departing passengers – for boarding the flight for onward journey and enabling the arriving passengers to leave the airport without delay or hassles. Passenger handling primarily takes place in the terminal building, which should provide a convenient facility for transferring from ground to air transport, and vice versa.

PHR

passenger processing system, passenger processing time

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
PHR

système de traitement des passagers, temps de traitement des passagers

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
DEF

An installation on an aerodrome with facilities for loading and unloading aircraft and processing traffic (passengers, baggage, cargo and mail).

OBS

air terminal: term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

air terminal building; terminal building : terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
DEF

Ensemble des installations d'un aérodrome permettant le chargement et le déchargement d'un aéronef ainsi que les opérations liées au trafic (passagers, bagages, fret et courrier).

OBS

aérogare : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

aérogare : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Terminales aéreas
DEF

Instalación en un aeródromo con instalaciones para carga y descarga de aeronaves así como operaciones relacionadas con el tráfico (pasajeros, equipajes, carga y correo).

OBS

edificio terminal aéreo : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 2012-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
CONT

A by-pass system planned for the east side of the current building will permit trucks to load onto a conveyor system leading directly to the air freighters, eliminating the need for handling within the terminal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
CONT

La possibilité de rendre indépendantes les charges par rapport à la chaîne a de nombreuses applications. L'une d'entre elles est la réalisation d'aiguillages donnant accès à des voies dérivées qui peuvent être libres ou mécanisées.

Spanish

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