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LONGUEUR BASE PISTE [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
DEF

The runway length selected for aerodrome planning purposes which is required for take-off or a landing under standard atmospheric conditions for zero elevation, zero wind, and zero runway slope.

OBS

runway basic length: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

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

Longueur de piste, choisie à des fins de planification d'aérodrome, qui est nécessaire pour le décollage ou l'atterrissage dans les conditions correspondant à l'atmosphère type, à l'altitude zéro, avec vent nul et pente de piste nulle.

OBS

longueur de base d'une piste : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

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

longitud básica de pista: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1983-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Airfields
OBS

--the length selected by the Competent Authority as a basis for the design of a runway and associated physical characteristics of the land aerodrome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Aérodromes
OBS

--longueur choisie par l'autorité compétente pour servir de base au projet d'une piste et aux caractéristiques physiques de l'aérodrome qui lui sont associées.

Spanish

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