1.

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.
2. A heliport is a small airport suitable only for use by helicopters. Heliports typically
contain one or more helipads and may have limited facilities such as fuel, lighting,
a windsock, or even hangars. In larger towns and cities,customs facilities may be
available at a heliport.
A helicopter landing pad (helipad) is a landing area or platform for helicopters. While
helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad
provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can land
safely.
3. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined
rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft".
Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt,concrete, or a mixture of both) or a
natural surface (grass, dirt, gravel, ice, or salt).
4. A taxiway is a path for aircraft at an airport connecting runways with aprons,
hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have a hard surface such as
asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass.
5. In the United States, the word ramp is an older term for an area where pre-flight activities
were done; an apron was any area for parking and maintenance. Passenger gates are
the main feature of a terminal ramp. The word apron is the ICAO and FAA terminology
(the word ramp is not), so the word ramp is not used with this meaning outside the
US, Canada, Maldives, and the Philippines.
6. The airport apron is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or
loaded, refueled, or boarded.[1] Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations,
such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than
the runway or taxiway. However, the apron is not usually open to the general public and a
license may be required to gain access.
7. An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between
ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark
from aircraft.
8. Controlled airport is An

airport that has an operating airport traffic control

tower.

Airports with no control towers are generally referred to as uncontrolled

airports. There is a central frequency, but it is used for cooperation among
pilots and information from the ground--not for instructions or clearance.
9. Civil aviation is flights and aircraft used for personal and business purposes,
such as transporting goods or passengers, rather than for military purposes:
Commercial aviation is the part of civilaviation (both general aviation and scheduled
airline services) that involves operating aircraft for hire to transport passengers or cargo.

10. Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based controllers who
direct aircraft on the ground and through controlled airspace, and can provide advisory
services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace. The primary purpose of ATC worldwide is
to prevent collisions, organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and provide information
and other support for pilots.[