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Stand

Meaning in aviation, with examples

/stænd/nounCommon term

In aviation, stand means: A marked parking position on the apron where an aircraft is parked for boarding, loading, refuelling and other ground services.

In Turkish: park yeri, uçak park pozisyonu

How it is used

Stands are numbered: 'stand 12', a remote stand, a contact stand (next to the terminal with a jet bridge). Controllers and ground staff say 'taxi to stand 12' or 'the aircraft is on stand'. A marshaller or a docking system guides the aircraft in.

Example sentences

  1. Fastair 345, taxi to stand 27 via Kilo.

  2. Our stand is still occupied, so we are waiting on the taxiway.

Common collocations

  • parking stand
  • remote stand
  • contact stand
  • on stand
  • stand allocation
  • apronThe area of an airport where aircraft are parked, loaded, refuelled and boarded. It is separate from the runways and the taxiways.
  • gateThe numbered area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then board an aircraft, either through a jet bridge or by bus.
  • jet bridgeA movable, covered walkway that connects the terminal building to the aircraft door, so passengers can board without going outside.
  • pushbackThe procedure in which a tug pushes an aircraft backwards out of its parking stand, because airliners do not normally reverse under their own power.
  • ground handlingAll the services an aircraft and its passengers need at the airport between landing and departure, such as check-in, baggage loading, cleaning and pushback.

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