Airport Ground Support parts lists
BOMwiki lists 19 products in airport ground support, with 1,702 parts counted across their recorded bills of materials. The highest recorded part count is the airport pushback tractor at 250 parts across 11 top-level items; the lowest is the ground power unit at 33. Open a product to explore its recorded components and their roles. Counts describe the current BOMs, not a complete inventory of every product variant.
19 products
Air Start Unit
Portable gas-turbine or piston compressor delivering 280–400 °C pressurized bleed air to aircraft engines for cold-start ignition and rotation.
33 parts · 8 BOM lines
Aircraft De-Icing Rig
Heated glycol spray system mounted on a boom, combining heated tanks, nozzle arrays, and blend proportioning for aircraft anti-ice and de-icing treatment.
113 parts · 8 BOM lines
Aircraft De-Icing Truck
A specialized airport vehicle with heated fluid tanks, pressurized boom with spray nozzle, and proportioning system for applying de-icing fluid to aircraft surfaces.
100 parts · 8 BOM lines
Aircraft GPU (Ground Power Unit)
400 Hz AC power generator on trailer providing 90–180 kVA to aircraft during ground operations, eliminating aux power unit fuel burn and noise.
38 parts · 8 BOM lines
Aircraft Pushback Tug
Heavy ballasted towbarless tug with hydraulic lift cradle or towbar hitch, low-profile cab, and multi-speed diesel drivetrain for aircraft apron maneuvering.
93 parts · 9 BOM lines
Airport Catering Truck
A specialized truck with an elevating scissor-lift box body, refrigeration system, and stabilizer feet for loading meal service carts into aircraft cabins.
115 parts · 9 BOM lines
Airport Pushback Tractor
A low, heavily ballasted ground-support tractor that pushes parked aircraft back from the gate, coupling to the nose gear through a towbar or a towbarless cradle.
250 parts · 11 BOM lines
Airport Refueling Truck
A specialized heavy truck with an internal fuel tank and bottom-loading/bottom-unloading pump system, metering and filtering fuel to parked aircraft via a breakaway coupling.
128 parts · 8 BOM lines
Baggage Tractor
Compact tug with electric or diesel drivetrain, tow hitch, and low-profile design for hauling baggage trains (3–5 dollies) at airport terminals.
74 parts · 8 BOM lines
Baggage Tug
A small ground-support tractor designed to tow baggage carts and other ground equipment on airport aprons, powered by electric or diesel drive.
47 parts · 8 BOM lines
Belt Loader
A ground support vehicle with an inclined conveyor belt and hydraulic lift, transporting baggage and cargo between aircraft and ground trucks.
87 parts · 8 BOM lines
Catering Hi-Loft Truck
Scissor-lift van body elevating food/beverage carts to aircraft cabin door height, with transfer bridge and multi-deck galley cart interface.
82 parts · 8 BOM lines
Conventional Tow Tractor
Ballasted tractor with towbar coupling for aircraft nose gear linkage, enabling towing at 5–25 km/h on apron and taxi routes.
96 parts · 8 BOM lines
Ground Power Unit
Diesel generator or solid-state converter delivering 400 Hz 115/208 V AC power to parked aircraft, with cable reel and distribution panel.
33 parts · 8 BOM lines
Jet Bridge
A wheeled boarding tunnel that extends and rotates to an aircraft door, carrying passengers from the terminal building to the cabin entrance.
62 parts · 8 BOM lines
Lavatory Service Truck
A specialized airport service vehicle with waste tank, flush water tank, and transfer pumps for servicing aircraft lavatories.
82 parts · 8 BOM lines
Passenger Boarding Stairs
A mobile elevated stairway that positions its flight of steps at an aircraft cabin door, allowing self-boarding when a jet bridge is unavailable.
104 parts · 8 BOM lines
Potable Water Service Truck
Specialized tanker truck delivering sanitary drinking water to aircraft, with heated tank, pressure pump, hose reel, and water quality monitoring.
77 parts · 9 BOM lines
Runway Sweeper Blower
An airport ground-support vehicle with a rotating broom cassette and high-velocity blower that sweeps and clears snow, water, and debris from runways and taxiways.
88 parts · 7 BOM lines
Shared component references 11
Components ranked by how many of the 19 recorded product BOMs reference the same page, directly or through a sub-assembly. A shared reference does not establish replacement-part compatibility.
- Alloy Wheel in 13 of 19 productsCast or forged aluminium-alloy wheel that mounts the tyre and bolts to the hub, lighter than a steel wheel of the same size.
- Lug Nut in 13 of 19 productsTapered nut that clamps the wheel to the hub studs, tightened to a specified torque in a star pattern.
- Tire in 13 of 19 productsPneumatic rubber tyre mounted on a wheel rim that carries the vehicle load, grips the ground, and cushions the ride.
- TPMS Sensor in 13 of 19 productsBattery-powered sensor inside the wheel that measures tyre pressure and temperature and radios the readings to the vehicle.
- Valve Stem in 13 of 19 productsRubber or metal valve through the wheel rim that lets the tyre be inflated and holds the pressure with a spring-loaded core.
- Wheel Assembly in 13 of 19 productsComplete road wheel: rim, tyre, valve, pressure sensor, and fasteners, balanced and ready to bolt onto the hub.
- Pressure Sensor in 5 of 19 productsTransduces fluid or gas pressure into an electrical signal.
- Fastener Set in 4 of 19 productsBolts, nuts, and washers.
- 12 V Battery in 3 of 19 products12 V lead-acid or lithium battery that powers the vehicle's low-voltage electronics and starts or wakes the main system.
- LCD Panel in 3 of 19 productsLiquid-crystal display module with backlight and driver electronics that shows the machine's readouts, menus, and status to the operator.
- Wire Bundle in 3 of 19 productsGroup of insulated conductors cut to length, terminated, and bound together to carry power and signals between the assemblies of a machine.