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apron

area at an airport used by aircraft for parking, loading, fueling, and maintenance
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apron

Summary

apron is an airport infrastructure[1]. apron has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • apron's instance of is recorded as airport infrastructure[3].
  • apron is a type of transport infrastructure[4].
  • apron is part of aerodrome[5].
  • apron is part of airport[6].
  • apron is part of airstrip[7].
  • apron's Commons category is recorded as Airport aprons[8].
  • apron's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as aeroway=apron[9].
  • apron's different from is recorded as runway[10].
  • apron's different from is recorded as taxiway[11].
  • apron's different from is recorded as tarmac[12].
  • apron's different from is recorded as hardstand[13].

Body

Definition and Type

apron's instance of is recorded as airport infrastructure[3]. apron is a type of transport infrastructure[4].

Use and Application

Part of include aerodrome[5], a type of aerodrome[14]; airport[6], a type of aerodrome[15]; and airstrip[7], a type of aerodrome[16].

Why It Matters

apron has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] apron is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → aerodrome, airport, airstrip
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → runway, taxiway, tarmac +1
    Part of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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