Operation facilities - Unko Shisetsu

Japanese: 運航施設 - うんこうしせつ
Operation facilities - Unko Shisetsu

...Also, at large airports, each major airline often has its own in-flight catering factory.
[Operation facilities]
Facilities for aircraft operations at airports include runways, taxiways, parking areas, and control stations. At small airports, runways are simply flattened land and are not paved, but most runways have a concrete base and asphalt covering the surface, and those for large aircraft are strong enough to withstand impact loads of several hundred tons. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in "operational facilities" are explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,大型空港では各大手航空会社がそれぞれ自営の機内食工場をもっているところが多い。
[運航施設]
 空港における航空機の運航のための施設としては滑走路,誘導路,駐機場,管制所がある。 滑走路runwayは,小空港では土地を展圧しただけで舗装のないものもあるが,ふつうはコンクリートの基礎部分に表面をアスファルトで覆った構造のものが多く,大型機用のものは数百tの衝撃荷重に耐える強度をもつ。…

※「運航施設」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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