Statistical Terms Glossary

- Non-noise certificated aircraft: aircraft not certificated against international noise requirements as set out in Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation (International Civil Aviation Organization-ICAO, 1944);
- Chapter II aircraft: aircraft meeting Annex 16 Chapter II specifications;
- Chapter III aircraft: aircraft meeting Annex 16 Chapter III specifications;
- Chapter IV aircraft: aircraft meeting Annex 16 Chapter IV specifications.

A take-off of an aircraft.

An aircraft hour corresponds to one hour of aircraft operation. Aircraft hours are measured on the basis of block-to-block time.

Aircraft-kilometres performed is the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the number of flight stages flown by the corresponding stage airport-to-airport distance.

An aircraft take-off or landing at an airport.

The total number of incoming and outgoing flights to and from the airport per day and all airlines

An aviation enterprise which operates aircrafts for commercial purposes, which:
- Performs scheduled or non-scheduled air transport services, or both, available to the public for carriage of passengers, mail, and/or cargo;
- Is certified for such purposes by the civil aviation authority of the State in which it is established.

A defined area of land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft and open for commercial air transport operations.

An estimated monetary value reflecting the current stock of physical airport infrastructure assets.

Parking facilities provided at the airport.

Facilities provided within the airport for connection to the following modes of transport:
-        High-speed rail;
-        Main line rail;
-        Metro and underground services;
-        Interurban bus services;
-        Local bus services;
-        Taxi and passenger cars.

An air transport undertaking operating a commercial airport.

Two airports between which travel is authorized by a passenger ticket or part of a ticket, or between which freight and mail shipments are made in accordance with a shipment document or part of it (air waybill or mail delivery bill).

A defined rectangular area of an airport prepared for the landing and take-off of aircrafts with the following characteristics:
-        Take-off run available: the length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aircraft taking off;
-        Landing distance available: the length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run of an aircraft landing.

An undertaking which provides airport services such as aircraft ground handling, fuelling, maintenance and security; and passenger services such as check in, baggage handling, cargo handling and other services.

A defined path on an airport established for the taxiing of aircrafts and intended to provide a link between one part of the airport and another.

A self-contained facility for handling passengers and/or freight:
-        Passenger terminal: airport facilities for the handling of passengers, including passenger check-in, baggage handling, security, immigration and passenger boarding and disembarkation;
-        Freight terminal: airport facilities for the handling of freight shipments, including freight acceptance and release, secure storage, security and documentation.

For statistical purposes, airport-to-airport distance means the airport-to-airport great circle distance in kilometres.

The small or medium flotation device used for transferring goods in/ out of water, also used for transferring petroleum products.

Scheduled or non-scheduled air service performed by aircraft carrying revenue loads other than revenue passengers, i.e. freight and mail.

A type of motor energy other than the conventional fuels, petrol and diesel.

An accident involving an aircraft on the national aircraft register of a state.

The total number of road motor vehicles passing a point of a road, in both directions, over a year, divided by 365 days

The arrival of any merchant ship making a port call in the territory of the reporting country.

Any laden or unladen seagoing vessel which entered a port in the territory of the country.

Road tractor coupled to a semi-trailer.

It is system that works using the Internet is the transfer of data and information in places cut Al manifest (border crossings) and carried over from the place of private storage (Server) where control staff in the General Company for Land Transport can access this information and display them directly (Online) on the monitoring screen (Monitoring)

Road vehicle designed to use real-time traffic information, to be connected to and cooperate with other vehicles, with transport infrastructure and with vulnerable road users. Automated vehicles are developed with the aim of progressively taking over driving tasks, in order to improve road safety, traffic efficiency and comfort and be fully integrated in road networks and public transport systems.

Total revenue hours (scheduled plus charter) flown by aircraft type (block-to-block) during a period, divided by the related number of aircraft-days available. ‘Aircraft days available’ shall be the sum of the number of days each aircraft is available for use during the period in question. The following days should be excluded from the days available:
-        Days between the date of purchase of the aircraft and the date it was actually placed in service;
-        Days after its last revenue flight prior to disposal;
-        Days out of service due to major accidents or conversion;
-        Days when an aircraft is in the possession of others or not available due to government action such as grounding by government regulatory agencies.

Total revenue hours (scheduled plus charter) flown by aircraft type (block to block) during a period divided by the related number of aircraft days available. “Aircraft days available” shall be the sum of the number of days each aircraft is available for use during the period in question. The following days should be excluded from the days available: (a)Days between the date of purchase and the date actually placed in service (b) Days aft er its last revenue flight prior to disposal (c) Days out of service due to major accidents or conversion (d)Days when an aircraft is in the possession of others or not available due to government action such as grounding by government regulatory agencies.