The airport apron is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than the runway or taxiway.

1. AIRPORT APRON
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3. GROUND HANDLING SERVICES
 Cabin service
 Catering services
 Ramp/apron services
 Field operation service
 Passenger service
The major categories of ground handling services are
described below.

4. INTRODUCTION
 The apron is designated by the ICAO as not being
part of the maneuvering area. All vehicles, aircraft
and people using the apron are referred to as apron
traffic.
 The word apron is the ICAO and FAA terminology
(the word ramp is not), so the word ramp is not
used with this meaning outside the
US, Canada, Maldives, and the Philippines.

5. OVERVIEW
 The Airport Apron is the area of
an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or
loaded, refuelled, or boarded.
 The apron is not usually open to the general public
and a license may be required to gain access.
 The use of the apron may be controlled by
the apron management service (apron
control or apron advisory) to provide coordination
between the users.

6. WHO ARE RAMP AGENT ?
 . Ramp agents are also known as baggage handlers and
loaders or as aircraft load agents. A common airline
slang term for a ramp agent is "ramper" or "below the
wing employee" to denote the ramp agent's particular
on-the-ground work environment.
 Agents load and unload suitcases, luggage and cargo
from aircraft and transportation hubs. A high school
diploma or the equivalent is the standard educational
requirement for this position.

7. DUTIES OF RAMP AGENT
 Ramp agents are also known as baggage handlers and
loaders or as aircraft load agents. A common airline slang
term for a ramp agent is "ramper" or "below the wing
employee" to denote the ramp agent's particular on-the-
ground work environment.
 ramp agents/baggage handlers are responsible for
marshaling aircraft, and loading/unloading and sorting
freight and baggage. Ramp agent/baggage
handler duties also include servicing aircraft, assisting
with aircraft pushback and towing, deicing and
other duties as assigned.

8. SERVICES ON THE RAMP OR APRON
 Guiding the aircraft into and out of the parking position (by way of aircraft
marshalling),
 Towing with pushback tractors
 Lavatory drainage
 Water cartage (typically non-potable for lavatory sink use)
 Air conditioning (more common for smaller aircraft)
 Airstart units (for starting engines)
 Luggage handling, usually by means of beltloaders and baggage carts
 Gate checked luggage, often handled on the tarmac as passengers disembark
 Air cargo handling, usually by means of cargo dollies and cargo loaders
 Catering trucks
 Refueling, which may be done with a refueling tanker truck or refueling pumper
 Ground power (so that engines need not be running to provide aircraft power on the
ground)
 Passenger stairs (used instead of an aerobridge or airstairs, some budget airlines use
both to improve turnaround speed)
 Wheelchair lifts, if required
 Hydraulic mules (units that provide hydraulic power to an aircraft externally)
 Deicing

9. AIRCRAFT MARSHALLING
Guiding the aircraft into and out of the parking position
(by way of aircraft marshalling),

11. TOWING
Towing with pushback tractors

12. LAVATORY DRAINAGE

13. WATER CARTAGE (TYPICALLY NON-POTABLE FOR LAVATORY
SINK USE)

14. AIR CONDITIONING (MORE COMMON FOR SMALLER
AIRCRAFT)

15. AIRSTART UNITS (FOR STARTING ENGINES)

16. LUGGAGE HANDLING, USUALLY BY MEANS
OF BELTLOADERS AND BAGGAGE CARTS

17. GATE CHECKED LUGGAGE, OFTEN HANDLED ON THE TARMAC
AS PASSENGERS DISEMBARK

18. AIR CARGO HANDLING, USUALLY BY MEANS OF
CARGO DOLLIES AND CARGO LOADERS

19. CATERING TRUCKS

20. REFUELING, WHICH MAY BE DONE WITH A REFUELING
TANKER TRUCK OR REFUELING PUMPER

21. GROUND POWER (SO THAT ENGINES NEED NOT BE RUNNING
TO PROVIDE AIRCRAFT POWER ON THE GROUND)

22. PASSENGER STAIRS (USED INSTEAD OF
AN AEROBRIDGE OR AIRSTAIRS, SOME BUDGET AIRLINES USE
BOTH TO IMPROVE TURNAROUND SPEED).WHEELCHAIR IF
REQUIRED

23. HYDRAULIC MULES (UNITS THAT PROVIDE HYDRAULIC
POWER TO AN AIRCRAFT EXTERNALLY)

24. DEICING

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