Aviation Related Vocabulary

General Terms

A

• actual flying time
• agent
• air conditioning system
• air sickness
• air sickness bag
• air vent
• airline
• airplane
• airport
• aisle seat
• alternate destination
• altitude
• amenity kit
• announcement
• anticipate
• armrest
• arrival
• ashtray

B

• baby meal
• baby stroller
• baggage
• baggage claim area
• baggage claim tag
• bassinet
• beacon
• belly landing
• blanket
• boarding
• boarding pass
• bomb
• brake(s)
• briefcase
• brochure
• buckle (seat belt)
• business class

C

• cabin
• cabin crew
• call button
• canceled flight
• captain
• car seat
• cargo
• carry-on luggage
• cash
• change (money)
• change seat
• check-in
• checked baggage
• child meal
• circle (verb)
• circuit breaker
• citizen
• classes (of service)
• clearance (from tower)
• cockpit
• cockpit crew
• complaint
• comply
• confirm
• connecting flight
• connection
• coordinator
• control (for reading light)
• control tower
• counter
• credit card
• cruising altitude
• cruising speed
• crutches
• customs

D

• decompression
• deicing
• delay
• departure
• destination
• detect
• deviate
• device
• dim (lights)
• direct flight
• disembark
• dispatch
• distress
• divert
• diversion
• document
• domestic flight(s)
• dump fuel
• duty free
• ditching

E

• earphones
• electrical outlet
• embark
• emergency
• emergency exit
• emergency instructions
• engine
• entry permit (Immigration)
• equipment
• estimated time of arrival
• estimated time of departure
• evacuate
• excess baggage
• exchange rate
• exhaust
• extinguish

F

• fare
• fasten
• fire extinguisher
• first aid
• first available flight
• first class
• flammable
• flashlight
• flight number
• fly over (over fly)
• flying time
• free of charge
• fresh air outlet
• flight attendant
• fog
• folder
• form – customs
  – immigrations
• fuel
• fumes
• fuselage

I

• ID tag
• immigrations
• impact
• incapacitated
• inflate
• in-flight service
• initiate
• intermediate stop
• interpreter
• indicator light

J

• jet lag
• jet way
• jettison

K

• kilometer

L

• land (verb)
• landing
• landing
• card
• latch
• lavatory
• long distance haul
• life raft
• life vest
• luggage

M

• main cabin
• maintenance
• message
• (to leave a message)
• middle seat
• mobile lounge
• money exchange
• mooring line

N

• nationality
• non-smoking
• non-stop
• nozzle

O

• over booking
• overhead bin
• over wing exit
• oxygen mask

P

• partition (bulkhead)
• passenger list
• passport
• passport control
• peanuts
• people mover
• permission
• prescription
• pressure
• prevent
• provide
• provisioning
• push back

R

• ramp
• range
• reading light
• recline
• refuel
• regulation
• release
• rescue
• reservation
• restrain
• retract
• round trip
• route
• route map
• runway

S

• safety
• safety regulations
• screen – movie
• screen – T.V.
• seat belt
• seat duplication
• seat number
• seat pocket
• security checkpoint
• security inspection
• signal light
• slide
• slide
• slot time
• smoke detector
• smoke hood
• standby list
• stopover
• storage
• stow (bags)
• stretcher
• special meal
• switch

T

• take off
• tamper (-ing)
• tap water
• tarmac
• temperature
• terminal
• ticket
• ticket counter
• timetable
• toothpick
• tow
• traffic right
• transit
• transmit
• tray
• tray table
• turbulence

U

• upgrade
• unaccompanied minor

V

• vicinity
• visa
• visa waiver

W

• warning light
• wheelchair
• window seat
• wing