Airport Design Introduction www.faa.gov Note: verify all procedures taught this semester with current FAA or ICAO standards!

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 http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp

Passenger-miles by Mode

Passenger-miles by Public Mode

Trip Length by Mode

Ton-miles by Mode

Length of Freight Haul by Mode 2010 1150 563 914

Airplane Safety The safest transport mode Highway 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 Airspace Terminal Airspace Runway AIRSIDE Taxiway Apron/Gates Terminal Parking LANDSIDE Ground Access

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

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