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An F-4 Phantom and an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on an area of hardstand

A hardstand (also hard standing and hardstanding in British English) is a paved or hard-surfaced area on which vehicles, such as cars or aircraft, may be parked.[1][2] The term may also be used informally to refer to an area of compacted hard surface such as macadam.

  1. ^ Collins English Dictionary (12th ed.). Glasgow: Collins. 2014. p. 887. ISBN 9780007522743.
  2. ^ "hardstand in American English". Collins English Dictionary. Collins. 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Search hardstand: English dictionary: American English Dictionary (1): hardstand.

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Foggia Airfield Complex

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Construction stopped and cancelled. Runway was to be 150' x 6000" with 62 hardstands 41°12′40″N 015°30′00″E / 41.21111°N 15.50000°E / 41.21111; 15.50000...

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Patterson Lakes Marina

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Victoria. Patterson Lakes Marina has hardstand areas which accommodate boats up to 60 feet in length. The hardstand is serviced by a travel lift, with a...

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Little Boy

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Enola Gay after Hiroshima mission, entering hardstand. It is in its 6th Bombardment Group livery, with victor number 82 visible on fuselage just forward...

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Enola Gay

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Enola Gay after the Hiroshima mission, entering hardstand. It is in its 6th Bombardment Group livery, with victor number 82 visible on fuselage just forward...

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London City Airport

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has a single, two-storey passenger terminal building with 18 gates, all hardstands. The ground floor contains the check-in desks and some service facilities...

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Dulles International Airport

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Arrivals Building, as well as transport passengers to aircraft parked on hardstands without direct access to jet bridges. Dulles has stated that the wait...

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Pavement Classification Number (PCN) Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) Hardstand FAA Advisory Circular 120-57A – See page 2 for definition of Apron (Ramp)...

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Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially "prestressed" (compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens...

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Evansville Regional Airport

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Concourse A has three jet bridges and one hardstand gate, while Concourse B has two jet bridges and six hardstand gates, and each has vending machines, restrooms...

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Bas 90

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unit that then marshaled the aircraft to its hardstand, where the groundcrew would be waiting. The hardstands could be concealed with camouflage nets and...

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London Stansted Airport

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satellite buildings. The airport has 68 gates: 40 jetbridge gates, and 28 hardstands with six additional spaces for narrow-body planes to be stored; these...

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Palm Springs International Airport

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the nineteen full-service gates at the two concourses. There is also a hardstand adjacent to the restaurant (Gate 1) that can be used as a boarding gate...

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George Bush Intercontinental Airport

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Airport has five terminals and 131 total gates, 101 with jet bridges and 30 hardstands. The Skyway automated people mover system provides airside connections...

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Heathrow Airport

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of this terminal, which has 50 gates,[citation needed] including three hardstands. The first passenger to enter Terminal 5 was a UK ex-pat from Kenya who...

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Mexico City International Airport

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south, it borders the Mazatlán Oceanic (MMFO). The airport features 95 hardstands for aircraft, with 63 connected via Jet bridges to the terminals (33 in...

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Palm Beach International Airport

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13–31. PBI Airport has 32 gates (28 jetway gates, 4 hardstands). As of 2018, Concourse A has 4 hardstand gates and houses Bahamasair and Silver Airways. Concourse...

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Tulum International Airport

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aircraft stands primarily used by narrow-body aircraft, complemented by hardstands serving general aviation. The 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) passenger...

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RAF Thorpe Abbotts

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handed over to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). The thirty-six hardstandings originally planned were increased to fifty. Two T-2 hangars were erected...

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Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

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boarding bridges and four hardstands, but due to decreased flight activity, three jetbridges were constructed with five hardstands. An Airport Master Plan...

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construction might take place outside of bird nesting seasons, or removal of hardstanding on a potentially contaminated land site might take place outside of the...

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operator. When the aircraft is not using jetbridge at a terminal and using hardstand for parking, or for long distance transfers or for reasons of safety,...

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Leon Vance

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B-24H Liberator of the 489th Bomb Group on a hardstand at RAF Halesworth...

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Ramstein Air Base

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Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August. Its facilities included a runway, dispersal hardstands, a control tower, ramps, and other flight-related facilities and the associated...

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Hardened aircraft shelter

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like HAS, dispersal can be expensive, requiring massive construction of hardstanding. Defense against enemy special forces is also more difficult. Dispersing...

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