Description

This article relates to vehicles employed on the manouevring area of controlled aerodromes (airside).

Vehicles are an integral part of aerodrome operations. Depending on their individual function they vary in size and shape and are used for various reasons, such as guiding aircraft (follow-me), performing runway inspections, providing emergency services, snow removal, construction works, aircraft fueling, towing, passenger and baggage transport, security, police or other airfield operation.

Effects

A safe operation of airside vehicles is crucial to ensure and maintain surface safety at an aerodrome - especially on its aprons, taxiways and runways. Given the dynamic and sometimes complex environment in which ground vehicles are operating certain risk and safety consideration are necessary to prevent the occurrence of safety events such as runway incursions, near misses and collisions between vehicles, between vehicles and persons, or between vehicles and aircraft.