Airport: functions, parts, history, and types Airport An accessible overview of airports: their structure (runways, terminals, towers), history, varieties (international, domestic, military), operations, and roles in transport and com…
Tenerife airport disaster (1977) — runway collision of two Boeing 747s Tenerife airport disaster On 27 March 1977 two Boeing 747s collided on the runway at Los Rodeos (Tenerife), killing 583 people. A chain of human, technical and weather factors led to the deadliest accident…