{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Apron","description":"After landing, an aircraft clears the runway, taxis along the taxiway, and comes to a stop on the apron—the paved, level area of an airport where aircraft are parked, loaded and unloaded, refueled, and serviced. This is where all ground handling activity converges: pushback tractors, catering trucks, cargo loaders, and maintenance crews work simultaneously around the aircraft. Ground handlers and freight forwarders coordinate turnaround operations here to meet tight departure windows. The apron ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/apron","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:24:42.225504","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apron","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/apron","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Apron · After landing, an aircraft clears the runway, taxis along the taxiway, and comes to a stop on the apron—the paved, level area of an airport where aircraft are parked, loaded and unloaded, refueled, and serviced. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apron"}