diff --git a/src/newgrf_airporttiles.cpp b/src/newgrf_airporttiles.cpp
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+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/** @file newgrf_airporttiles.cpp NewGRF handling of airport tiles. */
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "airport.h"
+#include "newgrf_airporttiles.h"
+#include "table/airporttiles.h"
+
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve airport tile spec for the given airport tile
+ * @param gfx index of airport tile
+ * @return A pointer to the corresponding AirportTileSpec
+ */
+/* static */ const AirportTileSpec *AirportTileSpec::Get(StationGfx gfx)
+{
+	assert(gfx < NUM_AIRPORTTILES);
+	extern const AirportTileSpec _origin_airporttile_specs[];
+	return &_origin_airporttile_specs[gfx];
+}
+
diff --git a/src/newgrf_airporttiles.h b/src/newgrf_airporttiles.h
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+/* $Id$ */
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of OpenTTD.
+ * OpenTTD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+ * OpenTTD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenTTD. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/** @file newgrf_airporttiles.h NewGRF handling of airport tiles. */
+
+#ifndef NEWGRF_AIRPORTTILES_H
+#define NEWGRF_AIRPORTTILES_H
+
+#include "station_map.h"
+
+/**
+ * Defines the data structure of each indivudual tile of an airport.
+ */
+struct AirportTileSpec {
+	uint16 animation_info;                ///< Information about the animation (is it looping, how many loops etc)
+	uint8 animation_speed;                ///< The speed of the animation
+
+	static const AirportTileSpec *Get(StationGfx gfx);
+};
+
+#endif /* NEWGRF_AIRPORTTILES_H */