Apron (airport) - Apron

Japanese: エプロン(空港) - えぷろん
Apron (airport) - Apron

…Some airports have two parallel taxiways to allow departing and arriving aircraft to run at the same time. An aircraft parking area, also called an apron or ramp, is an open space in front of a terminal building or adjacent to a maintenance area, where cargo and passengers can be loaded and unloaded, refueled, inspected and maintained, and aircraft can be parked. A certain number of parking spots are set up in the parking area to park aircraft, and many large airports have more than 100 of these. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "apron (airport)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…空港によっては出発機と到着機を同時に走行させるため2本の併行誘導路をもつところもある。 駐機場はエプロンapronまたはランプrampとも呼ばれ,ターミナルビルの前や整備地区に接して設けられた広場で,貨客の積卸し,給油,点検・整備,駐機などを行うための場所である。駐機場には航空機を停留させるため一定の駐機点(スポット)が設けてあり,大型空港ではこれを100ヵ所以上もつところも少なくない。…

※「エプロン(空港)」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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