| Airports are where different machinery that use flight | | | | passengers receive their travel tickets or have them |
| as a mode of travel take off and land. The different | | | | checked before being able to board any aircraft. This |
| machinery looked at are aircraft of all kinds, fixed | | | | is also where luggage is processed and organised for |
| wing planes, helicopters, even blimps which are large | | | | loading onto and off planes. There may be kiosks, |
| balloon type flight crafts. | | | | where people can get snacks while waiting to depart, |
| Airports have what is called a runway, which is a | | | | as well as rest rooms and a lounge area for |
| hardened surface specifically designed for the fixed | | | | passengers to wait for their flights. |
| winged aircrafts, or planes, to take off and also land | | | | Then there is the control tower, this is the area |
| on. There is also the helipad which is designed for a | | | | which controls the landing and taking off of all planes. |
| helicopter to lift off and return to land on. | | | | Without this sort of facility there would be absolute |
| If sea planes are being used then there is usually a | | | | confusion and disasters of all sorts. It is manned by |
| clear stretch of water that these planes can take off | | | | people who have direct contact with each aircraft via |
| or come in and safely land on. These planes are | | | | a radio link and other methods. A pilot must make |
| equipped with floats attached to where the wheels | | | | contact with the tower before landing or taking off. |
| are normally situated. These floats keep the plane | | | | International airports usually have a customs section |
| buoyant in the water and stop it from sinking. | | | | for passengers arriving from overseas where luggage |
| In larger airports there may be ramps and docks. | | | | is checked for prohibited goods. |
| They also have hangers, this is the place where | | | | There are many airport of all sizes around the world, |
| planes are kept, stored and maintenance is done to | | | | all designed for the safe arrival and departure of |
| ensure they are in working order. | | | | aircraft. |
| There is the terminal building, which is the area where | | | | |