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vr.tr.airport · thing-q1248784

Let an agent handle airports by code, location, facilities, operations, access and passenger rights.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Which airport.

Codes

IATA and ICAO.

Codes

Airport codes.

  1. What are its IATA and ICAO codes? provenance
  2. Which city does it serve? definition

Facilities

Terminals.

Facilities

Facilities.

  1. Which terminals and airlines operate there? provenance
  2. How many passengers per year? measurement
Travel Passengers.

Transport

Getting there.

Transport

Ground transport.

  1. How can passengers reach the airport? action
  2. How long does it take? measurement

Security

Rules.

Security

Security rules.

  1. What are the liquids and baggage rules? provenance
  2. How early should passengers arrive? measurement
Rights Passenger rights.

Delays

Compensation.

Delays

Delay rights.

  1. What compensation applies for delays or cancellations? boundary
  2. Under which regulation? provenance

Assistance

Reduced mobility.

Assistance

Assistance.

  1. How can assistance for reduced mobility be booked? action
  2. How far in advance? measurement
Operations Airside.

Runways

Capacity.

Runways

Runway capacity.

  1. How many runways, and what capacity? measurement
  2. Are there night restrictions? boundary

Community

Noise.

Community

Noise.

  1. What noise limits apply? boundary
  2. How can neighbours complain? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT
Other names and narrower kinds
cargo hub, artificial island airport, airport straddling borders, federal aeroport, Outstation, vertiport, unfinished airport, Airports in Malaysia, cold temperature airport, departure airport, destination airport, non-towered airport

What it is Filled

A facility with runways or landing areas, terminals and services where aircraft take off and land and passengers and cargo are processed; includes international airports, cargo hubs and vertiports.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle airports by code, location, facilities, operations, access and passenger rights.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Aerodrome with commercial services
  • Identified by IATA and ICAO codes
  • Security-controlled zones
  • Regulated by aviation authorities

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Fly drones near an airport or its approach paths without authorization.
  • Help anyone evade airport security screening.
  • Enter restricted areas or operate airside equipment without authority.
  • Spread false reports of threats or disruption at an airport.

Only with a human decision

  • Any action affecting aircraft movement or runway operations.
  • Reporting a suspected security threat to authorities.

May

  • Report flights, terminals, services and accessibility from the airport's official sources.
  • Guide passengers through procedures they are entitled to use.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Airport security screening must be effective without discriminating between travellers.
  • Noise and emissions burden nearby communities.

Who is affected

  • Passengers and crews
  • Airport workers
  • Nearby residents

Owners Filled

Steward

The airport operator, licensed by the civil aviation authority.

Master systems

  • Civil aviation authority aerodrome registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q12819564 - registry parent class
  • Q2516121 - registry parent class
  • Q62447 - registry parent class

related

  • aerodrome and transport structure - category
  • airline and aircraft - users
  • civil aviation authority - regulator
  • city - ground transport

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.airport
  • Wikidata: Q1248784 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1248784)
  • IATA airport code: three letters passenger-facing
  • ICAO airport code: four letters operational

Direct properties required Filled

  • runway length: 1000-4500 m - commercial airports

Recognition required Filled

  • IATA and ICAO codes
  • Terminal names
  • Vertiports serve vertical take-off aircraft
  • Runways, taxiways, terminals, control tower and aprons with aircraft.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find flights and terminals
  • plan ground transport
  • check security and baggage rules
  • request assistance for reduced mobility

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Delays and cancellations
  • Security incidents
  • Noise for neighbours

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ICAO Annex 14 aerodromes
  • EU Regulation 261/2004 passenger rights
  • EU Regulation 1107/2006 reduced mobility assistance
  • Aviation security rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Air transport of passengers and freight.
  • international airports
  • regional airports
  • cargo hubs
  • airports on artificial islands
  • vertiports

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1248784: airport - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Airport - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should airports be instances with codes?
  • How should terminals be linked?
  • How should vertiports be separated?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1248784/spec.json