Airport reference point

Airport reference point

An Airport Reference Point (ARP) is the notional centre point of an airport, being the 'centre of gravity' of its runways.

See [http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/AERO/arpcomp/arpframe.html http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/AERO/arpcomp/arpframe.html] .


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