Inside of an Airport
Different type of airport Nowadays, people regularly fly to different countries on their holidays. Airports play an important role in flying onboard. Do you know how airports function every day? There are mainly three types of airports: linear, satellite, and pier airports. Since 1938, the first pier airport debuted at Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom. However, do you know what the main differences are between these types and how they can positively or negatively impact us as users? Linear Terminal A linear airport is the first type of airport created; this is the least designed and least efficient type of airport. As the name suggests, a linear terminal has only one line where planes are parked on one side and people are dropped off on the other side of the terminal. People can only go through a straight linear path to get to their gate. The disadvantage is low efficiency, as planes have to wait and queue to get to the runway. Additionally, these linear terminal airports usua...