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
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).
Keywords: AIRPORT SECURITY, AIRPORT DESIGN, AIRPORT PLANNING, AIRPORT REHABILITATION, BOOK, GUIDE, HOW TO, AIRPORT MASTER PLANNING, GIS, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, SATELITE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS, GPS, AVIATION, AIRFIELD, GEOMETRIC DESIGN, DELAY, AIRPORT CAPACITY, AIRPORT CONFIGURATION, FORECASTING, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AIRCRAFT DESIGN, AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AIRPORT PLANNING, FORECASTING IN AVIATION AND AIRPORT PLANNING, AIRPORT LAYOUT, GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF THE AIRFIELD, AIRPORT AIRSIDE CAPACITY AND DELAY, GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, AIRPORT SECURITY, AIRPORT PAVEMENTS, AIRPORT LIGHTING MARKING AND SIGNING, DRAINAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING, HIGHWAY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, BRIDGE ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERING ALL-IN-ONE PE EXAM GUIDE, DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURE, COLD REGIONS PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, MODELING OF ASPHALT CONCRETE, HANDBOOK OF CIVIL ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS, BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY STRUCTURE REHABILITATION AND REPAIR, STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGNER'S HANDBOOK, FORENSIC STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, DESIGN OF REINFORCED MASONRY STRUCTURES, UNDERSTANDING FLIGHT