landside

Check-in halls, car parks, hotels and perimeter roads are all landside, and so is nearly every spotting location that does not need a ticket. An airport described as having poor landside options is one where the best views are behind security.

Nearby in Aviation

• ICAO — The United Nations agency that sets international aviation standards, and the source of the four-letter airport codes.
• ILS — A ground-based radio system that guides an aircraft down to the runway on both centreline and descent path.
• line up and wait — A clearance to enter the runway and hold in the takeoff position without a takeoff clearance.
• livery — The paint scheme and markings an aircraft wears.