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Differentiate Airport and Aerodrome

According to Karan Sachar, 2015, an aerodrome or airdrome is a location from which aircraft
flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo, passengers, or military.
Aerodromes include small general aviation airfields, large commercial airports, and military
airbases. The term airport may imply a certain stature (having satisfied certain certification
criteria or regulatory requirements) that an aerodrome may not have achieved. That is to say,
all airports are aerodromes, but not all aerodromes are airports.
A water aerodrome is an area of open water used regularly by seaplanes or amphibious aircraft
for landing and taking off. Usage of the term 'aerodrome' remains more common in the UK and
Commonwealth nations, and is conversely almost unknown in American English.

In short, an airport is a subset of an aerodrome. Airports have certification criteria or they have
regulatory requirements to be called an airport while aerodomes may not have. Also, an airport
have facilities such as control towers, hangars, and terminals. They also allow planes to be
stored while aerodrome only allows plane to take off and land.

Reference:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-an-airport-and-an-aerodrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport

Describe different parts of an airport:


- Terminal (landside)
- Aircraft movement area (air side)

Airports are divided into landside and airside areas. The landside area is open to the public,
while access to the airside area is tightly controlled. The airside area includes all parts of the
airport around the aircraft, and the parts of the buildings that are only accessible to passengers
and staff. Passengers and staff must be checked by security before being permitted to enter the
airside area. Conversely, passengers arriving from an international flight must pass
through border control and customs to access the landside area, where they can exit the
airport. Many major airports will issue a secure keycard called an airside pass to employees, as
some roles require employees to frequently move back and forth between landside and airside
as part of their duties.

Airside areas include all areas accessible to aircraft, including runways, taxiways, ramps and
tank farms. While Landslide areas is also known as parking lot in countries such as Malaysia,
Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland.

References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport

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