AERO (MIDTERM)

Airport System Plans

is a representation of the aviation facilities required to meet the immediate and future needs of a metropolitan area, region, state, or country.

!!: all the given area, not a specific airport)

• all airports within the area

Airport Project Plan

focuses on a specific element of the airport master plan which is to be implemented in the short term and may include such items as the addition of a new runway, the modification of existing of runways, the provision of taxiways or taxiway exits, the addition of gates, the addition to or the renovation of terminal building facilities, or the modification of ground access facilities.

Airport Site Selection

The emphasis in airport planning is normally on the expansion and improvement of existing airports.

• Land Area

• Distance Center

• Away Obstacle

• Flat Surface

• Flood Free

• Land & Weather

Airport Master Plan

is a concept of the ultimate development of a specific airport. The term development includes the entire airport area, both for aviation and nonaviation uses, and the use of land adjacent to the airport.

Land-Use Planning

• for property within the airport boundary and in areas adjacent to the airport is an essential part of an airport master plan.

• The ________ on and off the airport is an integral part of an area wide comprehensive planning program, and therefore it must be coordinated with the objectives, policies, and programs for the area which the airport is to serve.

• Incompatibility of the airport with its neighbors stems primarily from the objections of people to aircraft noise. A land-use plan must therefore project the extent of aircraft noise that will be generated by airport operations in the future.

!! : AIRCRAFT NOISE, COMMERCIAL ASPECT, ZONING

Environmental Impact Assessment

• factors must be considered carefully in the development of a new airport or the expansion of an existing one.

• Studies of the impact of the construction and operation of a new airport or the expansion of an existing one upon acceptable levels of air and water quality, noise levels, ecological processes, and demographic development of the region must be conducted to determine how the airport requirements can best be met with minimal adverse environmental and social consequences.

• Aircraft noise is the severest environmental problem to be considered in the development of airport facilities.

Economic and Financial Feasibility

• The ________ of alternative plans for a new airport or expansion of an existing site must be clearly demonstrated by the planner.

• Even if the selected alternative is shown to be economically feasible, then also it is necessary to show that the plan will generate sufficient revenues to cover annual costs of capital investment, administration, operations, and maintenance.

• This must be determined for each stage or phase of development detailed in the airport master plan.

• Terminal Fee

• Parking Fee

• Landing Fee

• Rent

• Adds & Promotion

Continuing Planning Process

A continuous airport planning process is necessary in order to respond to the needs of air transportation in a changing environment.

• Changes in aviation demand, community policies, new technology, financial constraints, and other factors can alter the need for and the timing of facility improvements.

• The staging of airport improvements assists in the reevaluation of continuing needs at the points in time when implementation decisions are required.