Airfield - aerodrome

Japanese: 飛行場 - ひこうじょう(英語表記)aerodrome
Airfield - aerodrome

A limited area on land or water used for aircraft take-off and landing. It has runways and other necessary areas for take-off and landing, ascent after take-off, and approach, as well as facilities for these, and also has factory buildings and other facilities for aircraft maintenance, inspection, and repair. Legally, there are four types of airports: land airports, water airports, and land and water heliports. They are classified as civilian airports and military airports depending on their use, and as departure airports, regular (purpose) airports, alternate airports, reserve airports, and auxiliary (or refueling) airports depending on the handling of flight plans when operating aircraft. Civilian airports are classified as public and non-public, but in Japan, public airports used for air transportation are called "airports" and are classified into first, second, third, and third types depending on the route and the airport manager. They are further classified into classes A to I based on the length, width, and strength of the runway, and an airport with only a runway is called an airstrip.

[Kazuo Ochiai]

[References] | Airstrips | Airports | Heliports

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

航空機の離着陸に使用される陸上または水上の限定された区域。滑走路をはじめとする離着陸の滑走や離陸後の上昇、着陸進入のために必要な広さ、そのための設備を備えるほか、航空機の整備、点検、修理のための工場建物、その他必要とする施設が設けられている。法律的には陸上飛行場、水上飛行場、陸上および水上のヘリポートの4種があり、用途によって民間飛行場と軍用飛行場、また航空機の運航にあたっては、飛行計画上の取扱いによって、出発飛行場、正規(目的)飛行場、代替飛行場、予備飛行場、補助(または燃料補給)飛行場などに区分される。民間飛行場では公共用と非公共用とがあるが、とくに航空運送に用いられる公共用の飛行場を日本では「空港」といい、路線と飛行場の管理者によって第1種から第3種に区分しており、さらに滑走路の長さや幅、強度などに基づいてAからIまでの等級をつけ、飛行場のうち滑走路だけのものをエアストリップ(airstrip)とよんでいる。

[落合一夫]

[参照項目] | エアストリップ | 空港 | ヘリポート

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