TermTurnaround
Business termAircraft Turnaround
Description

The term for an Aircraft changing from being part of an arrival to part of a departure. Typically (but not necessarily) the departure being a return FlightLeg or follow on FlightLeg . ActualTurnaroundTime being the amount of time it takes to perform the Turnaround - this includes all operations such as: cleaning, refuelling, crew change, bag unloading/loading etc.

A Turnaround is restricted to:

Allowed values


Comments
StatusApproved 2024-04-26
XML typeN/A, Concept
Equivalent termsAIRM: "Turnaround" https://airm.aero/dictionary/1.1.0/Turnaround?model=ConceptualModel
FIXM: "Turnaround" https://fixm.aero/releases/EURO_Ext-1.0/Europe_A-CDM_FIXM_Extension_v1.0_CM_D.pdf

1 Comment

  1. user-56fc8

    What are your thoughts on an aircraft that is towed to another position for a short period (e.g., 3 hours) and then towed back to the same gate for departure?  Would you still consider this a turnaround?