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AVM 370 - Airport Planning Southern Illinois University Instructor: Harry P. Wolfe COURSE DESCRIPTION: To acquaint the student with the basic concepts of airport planning and construction, as well as investigation of various community characteristics and resources. COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. The student will be able to describe and understand the historical federal involvement in airport planning. The student will be able to define and describe the federal requirements and guidelines for airport planning at all levels of government. The student will be able to identify and define the kinds of airport planning. The student will be able to describe and understand the principles of airport design. The student will be able to understand and analyze key airport related issues. The student will be able to define and discuss the inter-relationship of airport planning with planning for other modes of transportation. TOPICAL OUTLINE: Historical federal involvement National Transportation Policy National Airport Systems Plan State, Regional, and Metropolitan Airport Systems Plans Federal requirements and guidelines Kinds of airport planning System planning at national, state, and regional/metropolitan level Individual airport master planning Principles of airport design a. Aircraft/airport design Airport roles and types Runway configurations Land use and obstruction Site investigation Airport design standards Passenger terminal buildings Airport Environmental Studies National Environmental Policy Act/EIS FAR Part 36 and Airports FAR Part 150 studies (1979 Act) Noise assessment procedures Environmental assessment guidelines Airport Related Issues Airport access Environmental impacts related to airports Airport/airspace analysis Demand for airports Economic impact of airports Interrelationship of airport planning and planning for other modes of transportation APPROACH TO COURSE AVM 370 presents an overview of the basic concepts of aviation planning and design. The guiding philosophy of the instructor is "learning by doing." The most effective way to learn about airport planning is to examine case studies, undertake real world airport planning problems (forecasting, airport-design) visit airports and listen to presentations from airport professionals. The course begins with a discussion of airport planning to demonstrate how the principles of airport design have changed over time. This is followed by a review of airport classifications, aircraft characteristics and a review of the major airport components. The objective is to understand what makes up an airport. The next two topics in the class are designed to demonstrate the criteria used to justify airport facility requirements and the planning standards necessary to implement them. Individual airport master planning studies will be covered in some detail. The major phases of airport master planning -- airport requirements, site selection, airport plans, and financial plans -- will be examined. Students will learn how to conduct an airport inventory, estimate the capacity of an airfield, interpret an airport layout plan and identify obstructions in the runway approach zone. Federal airport planning requirements will be reviewed with particular attention given to environmental requirements. Elements of airport design will be studied next. During this segment of the course the student will learn: how to determine the orientation (direction) of an airport runway, the length and width of airport runways and taxiways and their associated safety areas, the arrangement of runways, taxiways and aprons, the siting of navigation aids, and airfield separation standards. Attention will also be given to airport terminal design. The students will apply these skills to the solution of practical airport planning problems. Aviation system planning and other special topics will be presented. Aviation system planning is large scale planning which attempts to coordinate the future development of a group of airports to maximize the benefits to the public. Airport system planning is conducted at the national level through the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration; and at the state and metropolitan area level by state and regional planning agencies. System planning will be discussed with an emphasis on forecasting techniques. Other special topics include airport/land use compatibility, airspace, heliports,. ground access and intermodal terminals. Particular attention will be given to defining airport noise impacts and addressing those impacts. COURSE SEQUENCING Weekend One Introduction - philosophy of course "learning by doing, overview of course, student and instructor introductions, computer applications in aviation management. History of Airport Planning. Discussion of the evolution of the principles of airport design. Airport and Aircraft Classifications. The airport will be classified based on size and function; aircraft based on weight, wingspan, and approach speed. Airport Master Planning - airport requirements, site selection, airport plans and financial plans. Weekend Two 1. Airfield capacity and delay. The student will learn how to estimate the capacity of an airfield and annual delay. Airport layout plans. The student will evaluate an airport layout plan and identify alternative spatial arrangements for potential improvements to the airfield. Obstruction analysis. The student will determine whether an object in the approach zone is an obstruction to the airfield using criteria in FAR Part 77. Elements of airfield design including but not limited to: Runway direction/wind rose; runway lengths, widths, lighting, marking, pavement; taxiways and aprons, dimensions and clearance standards and navigation aids and air traffic control. Weekend Three 1. Airport terminal design Airport land use compatibility planning a. Defining the airport noise problem Addressing the problem through planning and corrective actions Special planning topics including blast fences, airspace, heliport planning, relationship between airports and other modes of transportation, and airport system planning, etc. CLASS HOURS Class will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. and will end at 4:50 p.m. in accordance with Southern Illinois University requirements. An hour will be given for lunch and short breaks will be taken each hour. COMPENSATING FOR MISSED CLASS TIME Any student who misses class time will be responsible for obtaining notes, handouts and completing any assignments that were given in his/her absence. Anyone missing more than two days of class will be given a failing grade unless permission is granted by the University to drop the class. TEXTBOOKS: Federal Aviation Administration (1971) Airport master plans. Washington, DC; Superintendent of documents. Federal Aviation Administration (1989). Airport Design. Washington, D.C.; Superintendent of documents. Federal Aviation Administration (1983). Noise control and compatibility planning for airports. Washington, D.C. Superintendent of Documents GRADING The grading system for the class is presented below: Assignments, projects, presentations and in-class participation 150 points Mid-term exam (objective exam, closed book) 100 points Final exam (practical planning problems, open book, open notes 150 points 400 points A= 90% (360-400 points) B= 80-89% (320-359) C= 70-79% (280-319) D= 60-69% (240-279) F = Below 60 % (below 240 points) |