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IATA was founded in 1919 to promote the convenience and acceptability of the air transport industry. Following the Chicago Convention in 1944, IATA was re-established as the International Air Transport Association. The aims and objectives of IATA are to promote safe, regular and economical air transport for the benefit of the peoples of the world, to foster air commerce and to provide the means for collaboration among the air transport enterprises. IATA strongly supports the new CNS/ATM concept in the expectation that the aviation community will receive significant and sustained benefits from increased efficiency in Air Traffic Services.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport. An airport consists of at least one surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and land, a helipad, or water for takeoffs and landings, and often includes buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminal buildings.
Larger airports may have fixed base operator services, seaplane docks and ramps, air traffic control, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. A military airport is known as an airbase or air station. The terms aerodrome, airdrome, airfield, and airstrip may also be used to refer to airports, and the terms heliport, seaplane base, and STOLport refer to airports dedicated exclusively to helicopters, seaplanes, or short take-off and landing aircraft.