---
name: "airportSide"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Sides", "Roads and Airports"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/airportSide
revid: 353294
updated: 2024-03-15T17:11:42Z
---

# airportSide

*Command · Sides, Roads and Airports · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Armed Assault v1.08*

## Description

Gets the side of an airport, set by [setAirportSide](../commands/setAirportSide.md). Default side is [sideUnknown](../commands/sideUnknown.md).

> [!NOTE]
> See Arma: Airport IDs for a list of airport ids.

## Syntax

### Syntax 1

```sqf
airportSide id
```

**Parameters:**

- `id`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)

**Returns:** [Side](../topics/Side.md)

### Syntax 2

*since arma3 1.68*

```sqf
airportSide target
```

**Parameters:**

- `target`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)

**Returns:** [Side](../topics/Side.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _airportSide = airportSide 0;
```

## Problems

When used on a non-existent airport id:
- negative numbers will always return [sideUnknown](../commands/sideUnknown.md)
- positive numbers may return [east](../commands/east.md), [west](../commands/west.md), [resistance](../commands/resistance.md), [sideEmpty](../commands/sideEmpty.md), [sideUnknown](../commands/sideUnknown.md), [sideAmbientLife](../commands/sideAmbientLife.md), or 'ERROR' (see [Notes](../commands/airportSide.md#notes)).

## See also

Arma: Airport IDs · [setAirportSide](../commands/setAirportSide.md) · [land](../commands/land.md) · [landAt](../commands/landAt.md) · [assignToAirport](../commands/assignToAirport.md) · [allAirports](../commands/allAirports.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — airportSide](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/airportSide) (revision 353294).</sub>