Airport Design Introduction

Some Stats  2013: 7.3 million flights to top 77 US airports (ATL is largest at 445,000 arrivals and 445,000 departures)  19,600 airports in the US 10% Military 27% Publicly owned

Some Stats (cont’d) Air travel: 8 billion VMT Highway travel: 3 trillion VMT

Passenger-miles by Mode

Passenger-miles by Public Mode

Trip Length by Mode

Ton-miles by Mode

Length of Freight Haul by Mode

Airplane Safety  The safest transport mode Air Carrier:  Average 50 per year, many years zero or close to it  Highest in recent years, 531 in 2001 General Aviation (GA): Average 500 per year, slight decreasing trend  Highway Fatalities: 35,000/yr

US Airports  Atlanta (ATL): 45 million annual pax #1  Chicago (ORD): MAP #2/3  LAX: 32 MAP #2/3  New York (JFK): 25 MAP, #6  Louisville (STN)  Cincinnati: 3 MAP #52 (used to be 7 MAP #31)

Freight

Airport System Terminal Airspace Runway Taxiway Parking Ground Access Airspace Apron/Gates Terminal AIRSIDE LANDSIDE

Airport Planning Studies  Airport System Plan National State Regional  Airport Master Plan  Airport Project Plan

Airport Master Plan  Physical facilities  Land use  Environmental impacts  Access needs  Airport feasibility  How to get there

Where to put an airport?  Land use  Atmospheric conditions  Ground transport  Expandability  Proximity to other facilities  Obstructions  Demand

General Layout DFW