Tuesday 4 August 2015

Aviation Word Of The Day - Ramp


The ramp of an airport can also be refered to as apron or in some very rare cases;aerobridge area.
The ramp is the part of the airside area intended for
•Loading and offloading passengers and cargo
•Refuelling the aircraft
•Servicing and maintenance of aircraft
•Parking of the aircraft

The ramp side has also been divided into bays Which could be alloted to aircrafts carrying out specific types of flight. For instance,parking bays for international,domestic,passenger or freight carriers.

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