aerodrome
NOUN
BRITISH a small airport
air base
NOUN
a military airport
airfield
NOUN
a place where aircraft arrive and leave, especially military or private aircraft
airport
NOUN
a place where planes arrive and leave, consisting of runways (=long roads where planes land
and take off) and large buildings for passengers called terminals
airside
ADJECTIVE
next to the part of an airport where aircraft stand
airstrip
NOUN
a long narrow piece of land that can be used by planes for landing and leaving the ground
apron
NOUN
a place at an airport where planes wait or turn round
arrivals
NOUN
the part of an airport that deals with passengers who are arriving. The part that deals with
passengers who are leaving is called departures.
baggage reclaim
NOUN
BRITISH the place in an airport where people get their luggage after a flight
business lounge
NOUN
a room at an airport for business class passengers, with comfortable chairs and a coffee bar
and sometimes also computers, fax machines, and secretaries
carousel
NOUN
a moving surface in an airport from which you collect your bags
check-in
NOUN
the place you go to when you arrive at an airport or hotel
check-in counter
NOUN
MAINLY AMERICAN a check-in desk
check-in desk
NOUN
BRITISH a desk where you go to give in your bags and cases and have your ticket checked at
an airport
control tower
NOUN
a tall building at an airport from which people control the movement of aircraft. The people
who do this job are called air traffic controllers.
departure lounge
NOUN
a large room in an airport where you sit and wait before going onto a plane
departures
NOUN
the part of an airport that deals with passengers who are leaving. The part that deals with
passengers who are arriving is called arrivals.
executive lounge
NOUN
a room at an airport or hotel with comfortable chairs, a coffee bar etc for people who are
travelling first-class
gate
NOUN
the place at an airport where people get on a plane
helipad
NOUN
a flat area for helicopters to land on and take off from, often on top of a building
heliport
NOUN
a small airport for helicopters
hub
NOUN
TOURISM a central airport that passengers can fly to
from smaller local airports in order to make international or long-distance flights
JFK
an international airport in New York City
landing pad
NOUN
a place on a building or on the ground where a helicopter can land
landing strip
NOUN
a long narrow piece of ground where planes land and take off (=leave the ground)
landing zone
NOUN
an area where aircraft can land
landside
ADJECTIVE
the landside part of an airport is the part before you go through the security checks to get on
an aircraft
lounge
NOUN
a room or area in a place such as an airport where people can sit and wait
meeting point
NOUN
a point at an airport or railway station where people can arrange to meet
runway
NOUN
a long road used by planes when they land and take off, usually at an airport
scanner
NOUN
a piece of equipment that is used at an airport for producing a picture of
the inside of people’s bags
the tarmac
NOUN
the part of an airport where the planes stop and that people walk across to get on a plane
terminal
NOUN
a large building at an airport where passengers arrive and leave
transit lounge
NOUN
a room in an international airport where passengers can wait for their flight to another country
