At around 15:03, Davis says, "Inhuman asset will be waiting on the tarmac." The parts of an airport (that are paved) are the runway, the taxiway and the apron (or "ramp" in North America and a few other places).
There is no official definition of "tarmac" as it applies to airports, and the surfaces are not made of tarmac, anyway, as it could not handle the traffic.
This is another one of those ambiguous terms thrown about by those (such as the news media, government sources and scriptwriters) who are not familiar with aviation terminology that is actually correct.
There is no official definition of "tarmac" as it applies to airports, and the surfaces are not made of tarmac, anyway, as it could not handle the traffic.
This is another one of those ambiguous terms thrown about by those (such as the news media, government sources and scriptwriters) who are not familiar with aviation terminology that is actually correct.