Airports provide those services in their concourses and terminals, the heart of any airport. There you'll find the space for airlines to handle ticket sales, passenger check-in, baggage handling and claims. Terminals come in many sizes and designs. At small airports, a single building holds ...
Air traffic controllers in the tower monitor takeoffs, landings and ground traffic with visual and radar tools. Photo courtesy NASA Once you've landed, the local controller directs your plane to an exit taxiway, tells your pilot the new radio frequency for the ground controller and passes yo...