Baggage make-up areas - Answers 10 km/h
All tunnel ramps and head-of-stand roadway between B and C piers - Answers 15 km/h
All vehicle corridors, aprons and movement area - Answers 25 km/h
All airside roads unless otherwise posted - Answers 40 km/h
are all areas of the airport provided for the movement of aircraft, both controlled and
uncontrolled. Examples of movement areas include taxiways that are controlled and gate areas
that are uncontrolled. - Answers Movement areas
Manoeuvring areas - Answers are used by aircraft for takeoff and landings, and include
controlled surfaces such as runways, as well as most taxiways and helipads. Most manoeuvring
areas are controlled areas and under the direction of Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Controlled surfaces - Answers are airside areas that you cannot enter unless you have been
granted radio clearance from ATC, and you have a D AVOP and an appropriately equipped
vehicle. Runways and most taxiways are controlled surfaces.
Uncontrolled surfaces - Answers are the aprons used for loading and unloading and servicing
aircraft, and the gate areas.
taxiway directional sign - Answers the signs indicating the direction of taxiways are yellow with
black letters
taxiway location sign - Answers the signs indicating taxiway names are black with yellow letters
taxiway edge markings - Answers double yellow lines
taxiway edge lights - Answers blue
manoeuvring are delimitation (MAD) - Answers a single yellow solid line and a single yellow
dashed line
zipper line - Answers indicate where a vehicle corridor crosses an aircraft taxi lane or taxiway
taxiway intersection lines - Answers single yellow dashed line
mandatory instruction signs - Answers red with white lettering
runway edge lights - Answers white
runway hold lines - Answers two solid yellow and two dashed yellow lines
stop bars - Answers single row of flush or semi flush red inset lights
, aircraft taxi lines - Answers solid single yellow line
tail wingtip clearance line - Answers solid white line
apron safety lines - Answers red and white lines
bridge safety lines - Answers red
Procedures apply to runway operations and approaches, with limited impact to vehicle
operations.
The airport conducts lighting inspections, places critical area signs (to protect critical ILS
areas), and ensures that secondary power is operational in case RVOP are required.
All non-essential airside work will be suspended - Answers 1200 2600
Special procedures apply to vehicles and aircraft operating
on the movement area.
Implemented to minimize the movement of vehicles operating near aircraft on the movement
area.
In effect for the whole airfield when any single RVR reading on the airfield measures less than
RVR 1200. - Answers 600 1200
airport operations phone number - Answers 604-207-7022
any area used either in whole or in part for the arrival and departure, movement, or servicing of
aircraft, including any related buildings, installations, and equipment - Answers aerodrome
Vancouver Airport Authority Airfield and Emergency Services. - Answers airfield and emergency
services aes
service provided by NAV CANADA to control aircraft and vehicle movements in the manoeuvring
area. At YVR, the ATC unit is located in the control tower. - Answers air traffic control atc
aerodrome in respect of which a Canadian aviation document, issued pursuant to the
Aeronautics Act, is in force. - Answers airport
all areas inside the perimeter security fences of the airport, as defined in the Aerodrome
Security Regulation - Answers airside
person authorized to escort persons and vehicles into the restricted and / or controlled areas of
the airport. - Answers airside escort
Vancouver Airport Authority department responsible for overall operations, security, safety
management, and emergency response at the airport. - Answers airport operations