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Airport
* All airports are an important component of the national airport system.
* Many airports have buildings which are used to hold airplanes and passengers
  - still permit smoking in restaurants and bars
* Most airports have access and facilities for people with disabilities
  - no system to track the movement of thunderstorms
  - now have no system to track the movement of thunderstorms
* Some airports have two parallel runways
  - leave lights on all night to guide pilots
* are a key focus of modern life
  - among the most likely places in which to have a heart attack
  - frequently one of the largest point sources of air pollution in the areas they serve
  - information appliances
* are located in cities
  - suitcases
  - now frequently the single largest source of pollution within their state or region
  - public places
  - service enterprises
  - stressful environments and crowded with people
* are the linchpin for economic development
  - vital link in the world's transportation network
  - tools of economic development
  - transition points in a traveler s trip by plane
  - used for airplanes
  - where a great many robberies take place
* bring noise, traffic and other byproducts of growth.
* have multilingual signs
  - windows
* includes bases
  - flight lines
  - taxi strips
* provide communities with a gateway for commerce.
* tend to be located far from the center of cities.
* use windsocks to help pilots and controllers determine the direction of the wind.
+ Airport terminal, Airport terminal designs, Semicircular terminals: Airports :: Aviation infrastructure
  * Some airports use a semicircular terminal, with aircraft parked on one side and cars on the other. This design results in long walks for passengers changing aircraft, but greatly reduces travel times between check-in and the aircraft.
+ Flight information display system: Display technology :: Airports
  * A computer system controls mechanical or electronic display boards or TV screens to show arrivals and departures flight information in real-time. The displays are inside or around an airport terminal. A virtual version of a FIDS can also be found on most airport websites and teletext systems. In large airports, there are sets of FIDS for each terminal. Some airports use a separate FIDS for each major airline. FID systems help passengers during air travel and people who want to pick-up passengers after the flight.
  * Southern Brazil An 'airport' is a place where airplanes can land or take off. Most airports in the world have only a long strip of level ground called a runway. Many airports have buildings which are used to hold airplanes and passengers. A building that holds passengers waiting for their planes or luggage is called a terminal. Airports also have buildings called hangars to hold planes when they are not used. Some airports have buildings to control the airport, like a control tower which tells planes where to go.

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Heliport
* have green, yellow, and white beacons that pulse faster than beacons used for airports.
* is an airport

International airport
* Most international airports have shops and restaurants for airplane passengers to use.
* are synonymous with access to and integration in the global market.
+ Airport: Aviation infrastructure
  * An 'international airport' is a large airport that airplanes can use to fly to and from other countries. Most international airports have shops and restaurants for airplane passengers to use.

Large airport
* Most large airports have peak times for arrivals and departures, also known as banks of flights.
* have air traffic controllers that guide aircraft through that pattern.
+ List of aviation terms, Airports
  * Many companies that move cargo, such as FedEx and the US Postal Service, have their own airplanes for moving air cargo. Most large airports have entire sections of the airport and warehouses for dealing with air cargo.