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2007 Glasgow Airport attack
The 2007 Glasgow Airport attack was a terrorist attack in which a burning Jeep Cherokee was driven at the terminal doors on 30 June 2007.
2016 Atatürk Airport attack
The 2016 Atatürk Airport attack was a suicide gun-and-bomb assault by three attackers at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on 28 June 2016, blamed on the Islamic State group.
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, opened in 1962, is Ethiopia's main international airport, the primary hub of Ethiopian Airlines, and Africa's leading cargo airport in 2024.
Adelaide Airport
Adelaide Airport (IATA: ADL), also known as Adelaide International Airport, is the primary airport serving Adelaide, South Australia, and Australia's fifth-largest, handling more than 8 million passengers annually.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas), opened in 1931, is Spain's largest airport and the main hub between Europe and Latin America, handling 68 million passengers in 2025.
Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System
An Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) is an airport ground system providing surveillance, alerting, routing, and guidance for aircraft and vehicles, in all weather.
Air traffic control tower
An air traffic control tower is a tall airport building whose topmost control cab gives air traffic controllers a direct line of sight over every runway, taxiway, and aircraft stand they manage.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) is the specialized airport emergency service responding to aircraft accidents and fires on or near an airfield, distinct from municipal fire departments.
Airport apron
The airport apron, known in the United States as the ramp, is the paved area where aircraft park between flights for loading, fueling, parking, and maintenance.
Airport check-in
Airport check-in, also called airline check-in, is the process by which an airline confirms a passenger's flight, issues a boarding pass, and takes checked baggage.
Airport code conflicts, reuse and changes
Airport code conflicts, reuse and changes arise because IATA, ICAO, and the FAA label the same airports under separate rulebooks, with only 17,576 possible IATA codes.
Airport Collaborative Decision Making
Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) is an operational process in which airports, airlines, ground handlers, and air traffic control share flight information and decide jointly to improve efficiency and predictability.
Airport expressway
An airport expressway is a dedicated, controlled-access roadway connecting an airport to the regional highway network, ranging from full freeways to restricted airport-only roads like the Dulles Airport Access Road.
Airport rail links in Japan
Airport rail links in Japan connect major airports to their cities through competing operators: the Narita Express and Skyliner at Narita, the Tokyo Monorail and Keikyu at Haneda, and others.
Airport security
Airport security, also called aviation security or airport screening, is the set of measures and technologies preventing unlawful interference with civil aviation through passenger and baggage screening.
Airport terminal
An airport terminal, also called an air terminal, is the airport building where passengers transfer between ground transportation and aircraft, containing check-in, security screening, baggage claim, and retail functions.
Airports Council International
Airports Council International (ACI) is the global trade association representing the world's airports. Founded in 1991, it works from Montréal through five regional branches, including ACI Europe and ACI North America.
Airports of London
The airports of London are six commercial airports serving the city: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City, and Southend. Together they handled 177.7 million passengers in 2024, led by Heathrow, Europe's busiest hub airport.
Airports of Milan
Airports of Milan: the three-airport system of Malpensa (MXP, intercontinental hub), Linate (LIN, city airport on metro line M4), and Bergamo Orio al Serio (BGY, Ryanair low-cost base), with distances, fares, and traffic rules.
AirTrain JFK
AirTrain JFK is an automated, driverless light metro serving John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City. Opened in 2003, it links the terminals to Jamaica and Howard Beach for LIRR and subway connections.
Akron–Canton Airport
Akron–Canton Airport (CAK), formally Akron-Canton Regional Airport, is a commercial airport in Green, Ohio, between Akron and Canton. Dedicated in 1946, it served 938,814 passengers in 2025.
Al Maktoum International Airport (مطار المكتوم الدولي)
Al Maktoum International Airport (مطار المكتوم الدولي), also called Dubai World Central, is Dubai's second international airport, opened in 2010 and being expanded into the world's largest.
Albuquerque International Sunport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is New Mexico's largest commercial airport, a city-owned facility southeast of Albuquerque that shares its runways with Kirtland Air Force Base.
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport
Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport, originally Palmaseca Airport, serves Cali, Colombia, from Palmira and has handled more than 6 million passengers a year since opening in 1971.
Allama Iqbal International Airport (علامہ اقبال)
Allama Iqbal International Airport (علامہ اقبال), formerly Lahore International Airport, is the main airport serving Lahore, Pakistan. It is the country's third busiest and a hub for Pakistan International Airlines.
Almaty International Airport (Алматы халықаралық әуежайы)
Almaty International Airport (Алматы халықаралық әуежайы) is the largest and busiest airport of Kazakhstan, located 15 km northeast of central Almaty and operating since 1935.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Schiphol, AMS/EHAM): the Netherlands' main airport, a military airfield since 1916, civil since 1920, one of Europe's four largest by passengers, capped at 478,000 flights per year from November 2025 under Dutch noise policy.
Antalya Airport
Antalya Airport, also known as Antalya International Airport, is an international airport serving Antalya, Turkey, and the Mediterranean's largest holiday tourism region, with 39.1 million passengers in 2025.
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, also known as Guam International Airport, is Guam's only commercial airport at Tiyan near Hagåtña, the westernmost airport in the United States.
Approach lighting system
An approach lighting system (ALS), or lead-in lights, is a configuration of signal lights extending from a runway threshold to guide pilots transitioning from instrument to visual flight.