4th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011. – 769 pages.
This book has been rewritten in its fourth edition to continue to serve as a basic text for courses in airport planning and design. In the past it has been of value as reference to airport designers, planners, and administrators worldwide as well as to consultants in airport infrastructure development. The fourth edition is a complete update of the third edition, published in 1992, taking into account major revisions to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Inteational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and Inteational Air Transport Association (IATA) standards and recommended practices. Furthermore, the revisions re?ect the experiences of the authors in teaching, consulting, and research in this ?eld. The authors have teaching experience in postgraduate and post-experience courses throughout the world and extensive consultancy experience, having in the last 20 years participated in the planning and design of many airports around the world, both large and small.
Contents:
The Structure and Organization of Air Transport
Forecasting Air Transport Demand
Characteristics of Aircraft As They Affect Airports
Airport System Planning
Airport Master Planning
CNS/ATM
Airport Capacity
Airside Con?guration and Geometric Design of the Airside
Safeguarding the Airport
Passenger Terminal
Air Cargo Facilities
Airport Drainage and Pavement Design
Airport Access
Heliports, STOLports, and Vertiports
Airport Modeling and Simulation
Airport City
Environmental Impacts of Airports
This book has been rewritten in its fourth edition to continue to serve as a basic text for courses in airport planning and design. In the past it has been of value as reference to airport designers, planners, and administrators worldwide as well as to consultants in airport infrastructure development. The fourth edition is a complete update of the third edition, published in 1992, taking into account major revisions to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Inteational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and Inteational Air Transport Association (IATA) standards and recommended practices. Furthermore, the revisions re?ect the experiences of the authors in teaching, consulting, and research in this ?eld. The authors have teaching experience in postgraduate and post-experience courses throughout the world and extensive consultancy experience, having in the last 20 years participated in the planning and design of many airports around the world, both large and small.
Contents:
The Structure and Organization of Air Transport
Forecasting Air Transport Demand
Characteristics of Aircraft As They Affect Airports
Airport System Planning
Airport Master Planning
CNS/ATM
Airport Capacity
Airside Con?guration and Geometric Design of the Airside
Safeguarding the Airport
Passenger Terminal
Air Cargo Facilities
Airport Drainage and Pavement Design
Airport Access
Heliports, STOLports, and Vertiports
Airport Modeling and Simulation
Airport City
Environmental Impacts of Airports