The control tower and air traffic control

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1. The airport
2. Airport, aerodrome and airfield
3. The airports of Kenya
4. Airport categories A to E
5. Category A: the largest airports
6. Categories B and C
7. Categories D and E, and the airstrips
8. Landside: getting people to the airport
9. The terminal: processing people and bags
10. Airside: where aircraft operate
11. The runway
12. Taxiways and the apron
13. How the three areas connect
14. The control tower and air traffic control
15. Airport security and the sterile area
16. Rescue and firefighting at an airport
17. Runway markings and lighting
18. Drawing an airport layout
19. Modelling the physical components
20. The airport and the economy