An aerodrome is a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo or passengers or neither. Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of Cargo (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported generally for Commercial gain by ship, aircraft, train, The term was particularly used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War (and its predecessor in the First) as it had the advantage that their French allies, on whose soil they were based and with whom they co-operated, used the equivalent term (aérodrome). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel

In the United Kingdom "Airfield" or "Airport" has superseded the term. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land In the United States, the word was modified into airdrome but has become obsolete since the World War II. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In Canada^[1] and Australia^[2] usage it is a legal term of art for any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Technical terminology is the specialized Vocabulary of a field Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life.

The Canadian act says ". . . for the most part, all of Canada can be an aerodrome. ", however there are also "registered aerodromes" and "certified airports". To become a registered aerodrome the operator must maintain certain standards and keep the Minister of Transport (Canada) informed of any changes. The Minister of Transport (Ministre des Transports is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's To be certified as an airport the aerodrome, which usually supports commercial operations, must meet certain safety standards. ^[1]

A water aerodrome is an area of open water used regularly by seaplanes for landing and taking off. A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water The Canadian government publishes a directory of Canadian Water Aerodromes in the Water Aerodrome Supplement (WAS). The Canadian Government, formally Her Majesty's Government in Canada, is the Federal government of Canada. The Canada Flight Supplement ( CFS) (Canada Supplément de vol is a joint civil/military publication and is a supplement of the Aeronautical Information Publication ^[3]

Etymologically, the word was created on the basis of "Hippodrome", a word going back to Classical Antiquity and especially famous for the Hippodrome of Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire. A Hippodrome (Gr from hippos, horse and dromos, race course was a course provided by the Greeks for Horse racing and Chariot racing The Hippodrome of Constantinople (Sultanahmet Meydanı At Meydanı was a horse-racing track that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of

In science fiction stories written in the 1930s and early 1940s the term "Spacedrome" was used in fictional depictions of a space travelling future but the word has dropped out of use. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be

The term "Cosmodrome" was first used in the former Soviet Union and refers to a spaceport. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A spaceport or cosmodrome is a site for launching Spacecraft, by analogy with Seaport for Ships or Airport for Aircraft Today the spaceport of Baikonur is still referred to as the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Baikonur ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр Russian: Байконур formerly known as Leninsk, is a city in Kyzylorda Province of Kazakhstan The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром

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See also

• Airbase
• Airport
  • International airport
  • Regional airport
  • Domestic airport
• List of aviation topics