Planning & Design of Airports
by Robert Horonjeff, Francis McKelvey,
William Sproule & Seth Young
Authoritative, Up-to-Date Coverage of Airport Planning and Design.
Fully updated to reflect the significant changes that have occurred in the aviation industry, the new edition of this classic text offers definitive guidance on every aspect of planning, design, engineering, and renovating airports and terminals. Planning and Design of Airports, Fifth Edition, includes complete coverage of the latest aircraft and air traffic management technologies, passenger processing technologies, computer-based analytical and design models, new guidelines for estimating required runway lengths and pavement thicknesses, current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards, and more.
Widely recognized as the field's standard text, this time-tested, expertly written reference is the best and most trusted source of information on current practice, techniques, and innovations in airport planning and design.
COVERAGE INCLUDES:
Designing facilities to accommodate a wide variety of aircraft
Air traffic management
Airport planning studies
Forecasting for future demands on airport system components
Geometric design of the airfield
Structural design of airport pavements
Airport lighting, marking, and signage
Planning and design of the terminal area
Airport security planning
Airport airside capacity and delay
Finance strategies, including grants, bonds, and private investment
Environmental planning
Heliports
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1. The Nature of Civil Aviation and Airports
Chapter 2. Aircraft Characteristics Related to Airport Design
Chapter 3. Air Traffic Management
Chapter 4. Airport Planning Studies
Chapter 5. Forecasting for Airport Planning
Part 2: Airport Design
Chapter 6. Geometric Design of the Airfield
Chapter 7. Structural Design of Airport Pavements
Chapter 8. Airport Lighting, Marking, and Signage
Chapter 9. Airport Drainage
Chapter 10. Planning and Design of Terminal Area
Part 3: Special Topics in Airport Planning and Design
Chapter 11. Airport Security Planning
Chapter 12. Airport Airside Capacity and Delay
Chapter 13. Finance Strategies for Airport Planning
Chapter 14. Environmental Planning
Chapter 15. Heliports
Index
Robert Horonjeff was an internationally known consultant on airport design.
Francis McKelvey is Professor Emeritus in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University.
William Sproule is Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Tech University.
Seth Young is Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU).
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