4 inductively capacitively and or load dependently operating sensors 14 in the transfer area 4 also help to precisely determine the transfer position 11 of the landing gear 6 of the aircraft 2 in the transfer area 4 stationary sensors at 13 and or in 14 the transfer area 4 can also be used either individually or in combination after the approach process the final orientation of the agtvs 1 with the receiving device 7 at the landing gear 6 of the aircraft 2 is accomplished by means of positioning sensors 19 and a device for distance measurement 40 for this purpose the positioning sensors 19 generate a graticule that can be used to determine the exact position of the landing gear 6 of the aircraft 2 in the receiving space 21 of the agtv 1 the distance measurement 40 is performed by radar laser or ultrasound based measurement systems or a combination of the different measurement systems a radar based measurement system is especially advantageous since it not only performs distance measurement but also supplies position data for the approach of the agtv 1 to the landing gear 6 of the aircraft 2 the use of image recognition systems is also advantageous for precisely determining the position and orientation of the receiving space 21 in the agtv 1.