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Record 1 2019-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
DEF

An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations and equipment), landing and take-off of aircraft.

OBS

aerodrome; AD; airfield: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

aerodrome; AD; A/D: designations standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

OBS

aerodrome: designation officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel.

OBS

aerodrome; AD: designations officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

airfield: The Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Civil Aviation are mandated to use the term "aerodrome" instead of "airfield." The United States, among other countries, uses "airfield" and NATO uses both terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes
DEF

Zone (y compris toutes les constructions, installations et équipements) aménagée pour permettre l'atterrissage, la vie courante et le décollage d'aéronefs.

OBS

aérodrome; AD : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

OBS

aérodrome; AD; A/D : désignations normalisées par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

OBS

aérodrome : désignation uniformisée par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes et par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne.

OBS

aérodrome; AD : désignations uniformisées par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aeródromos
DEF

Área definida de tierra o de agua (que incluye todas sus edificaciones, instalaciones y equipos) destinada total o parcialmente a la llegada, salida y movimiento en superficie de aeronaves.

OBS

Se tiene el propósito de que el término aeródromo en las disposiciones relativas a planes de vuelo y mensajes ATS incluya también emplazamientos distintos a los definidos como aeródromos, pero que pueden ser utilizados por algunos tipos de aeronaves, por ejemplo, helicópteros o globos.

OBS

aeródromo; AD: término, definición y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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