CEE 4674 - Airport Planning and Design

Weekly Planner

Course Introduction
History of Airport Engineering
Aircraft Technology in Airport Engineering

• La Guardia Airport Old Pictures (PANYNJ)
• New Terminals at La Guardia Airport
• Roanoke Woodrum Field (1971)
• Roanoke Woodrum Field in Pictures
• Old Atlanta Hartsfield Airport
• Cessna 172, a small aircraft (General Aviation)
  Small Aircraft - Cessna 172
• Large aircraft (Boeing 737-800)
• Superheavy commercial aircraft (Airbus A380)
• FAA - One Hundred Years of Flight Service

FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13B ( read paragraphs 101-106)

• FAA Advisory Circular AC 150/5300-13B
• Notes 1 - Introduction and History
• Notes 2 - Aircraft Classifications
• FAA Aircraft Database (Excel format)
• Virginia Tech/ FAA Aircraft Database (Validated by VT)
• Aviation Databases (revised 2023)

Aircraft Technology
Aircraft Performance Evaluation

Links

• Rejected takeoff crash (Tradewinds)
• FAA Runway Safety Area Program Video
• EMAS Video
• Installing an EMAS System
• Airbus A340-600 accident (Quito)
• JFK Landing B747 (observe the EMAS at 1:40)

• Lecture 3: Runway Length Analysis (Part 1)
• Lecture 4: Runway Length Analysis (Part 2)- Aircraft Below 12,500 lbs
• Lecture 5: Runway Length Analysis (Part 3) -Aircraft Below 60,000 lbs

FAA Advisory Circular AC 150/5325-4B (Chapters 1-4)

• Notes 3 - Introduction to Aircraft Runway Performance Calculations
• Notes 4 - Aircraft Runway Length Calculations (aircraft < 60,000 lbs)
• Notes 4a - Runway Calculation Examples Using the SARLAT 2 Tool
• FAA Runway Design Standards Matrix (revised 2023)
• Notes 5 - Large Aircraft Runway Length Calculations (aircraft >= 60,0000 lbs) (revised 2022)
• Another Example of Runway Length Estimation (Illustrates Aircraft Design Limits)
• Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool (User Guide)
• Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool (Webinar)

Air Traffic Control Systems

• A Transcontinental Flight (by FAA)
• SFO SOIA Close Parallel Approach 1
• SFO SOIA Close Parallel Approach 2
• SOIA Approach (Aircraft View)

• Lecture 6: Runway Length Analysis (Part 4) -Aircraft Above 60,000 lbs

• Lecture 7: Runway Protection Surfaces
• Lecture 8: Runway Separations and EMAS Discussion

• Lecture: Description of the NAS Video - ATC
• Lecture: Runway Separations

Notes 6 - Declared Distances
Notes 7 - Description of the National Airspace System
Notes 8 Runway Separations

Airport Master Planning
Forecasting in Airport Planning

Notes 9 - Master Planning (revised 2022)
Special Presentation

Airport Configuration Design
Wind Rose Analysis/Site Selection

• Crosswind Landing (Airliners.net)
• Crosswind Landings at Zurich 2015 (youtube)
• Commercial Aircraft Landings in Strong Crosswinds (Youtube.com)
• Certification of Airbus A350 - Cross Wind Landings
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras Approach (Airliners.net)
• Low Flying Falcon 20 (Airliner.net)

Notes 10 - Runway Orientation and Wind Rose Analysis (updated 2024)
Notes 10.5 - Runway Labels (2023)
 Notes 11 - Obstruction Standards (2022 Update)
Notes 12 Runway End Siting requirements
FAR - Part 77 Specification

Wind Rose Autocad Template (DWG)
Wind Rose Autocad Template (DXF)
Wind Rose Autocad Template (PDF File)

Airport Geometric Design

Geometric Design (Runways) Geometric Design (Taxiways/Aprons)

• Tight Apron Space Example (JFK)
• View of LAX 24L Threshold (Airliners.net)
• View of LAX 25L Threshold (Airliners.net)
• Boeing 747-400 taxiing at Phuket (airliners.net)
• Boeing 747-400 in tow at LAX (airliners.net)
• Boeing 777-200 at LAX gate (airliners.net)
• Airbus A340-600 on LAX taxiway (airliners.net)
• Boeing 747-400 Overpass (JFK) (airliners.net)
• Airbus A380 Landing Video (Dusseldorf) (Cargospotter)

• Lecture 13: Other Runway Siting Requirements
• Lecture 14: Geometric Design - Part 1
• Lecture 15: Geometric Design - Part 2

Notes 13-  Geometric Design Part 1 (updated 2024)
Notes 14 -  Geometric Design Part 2 Runway Exit Locations (updated 2021)
Notes 15 - Geom. Design Part 3 (Updated 2016)
Simple Three Point Method Calculation for Runway Exit Location (Matlab Script)
Three Point Method Calculation for Runway Exit Location (Stochastic - Monte Carlo Method)
Parabolic Transition Curve for Runway Longitudinal Grades
Runway Exit Design Model and Guide Link

Airport Demand Modeling

• FAA Terminal Area Forecast

• Lecture 16: Geometric Design - Part 3
• Lecture 17: Runway Exit Locations
• Lecture 17a: Runway Exit Locations Using REDIM 4

Notes 16 - Demand

Notes 17 - Review - of Solver

• Practice File - Midway.xls

Airport Capacity Models (Analytic Models)
Quick review of simulation models
Network Models to Estimate Delay
SIMMOD

Links

Lectures

• Lecture 19 : Runway Capacity: Part 1
• Lecture 20: Runway Capacity: Part 2
• Lecture 21: Runway Capacity : Part 3
• Lecture 22: Runway Capacity : Part 4

• Notes 18 - Airport Capacity Issues (2022)
• Notes 19 - Capacity Examples
• Single Runway Airport Capacity (Example 1 in Class Notes)
• Multiple Runway Airport Capacity with Segregated Operations (Example 2 in Class Notes)
• Airport Capacity Needs Doucment (FAA)
• Airport Capacity Profiles for US Airports

Week 10

Airfield Capacity and Delay

• RAMS Simulation Model site
• SIMMOD Pro Simulator Site
• Airtop Simulator Site
• TAAM Simulator Site

• Lecture 23: Airport Delays using Queueing Models
• Lecture 24: Delays and Resource Allocation Using Stochastic Queueing Models

Notes 12.5  (Simulation Models)

Notes 20 - Review of Queueing Theory
Notes 21 Sample Deterministic Queue Problem

• Deterministic Queueing Model - Main File (Matlab script)
• Deterministic Queueing Model - Function File (Matlab script)
• Multi-server Stochastic Queueing Model - Infinite Population (Matlab script)
• Multi-server Stochastic Queueing Model - Finite Population (Matlab script)

Airport Terminal Configurations

• Busy airport terminal at London Heathrow (airliners.net)
• Aerial view of LAX southside airport terminals (airliners.net)
• Aerial view of Atlanta Hartsfield Airport (airliners.net)
• Kansas City International Airport Terminal (airliners.net)
• Kansai International Airport Terminal (airliners.net)
• Dubai Terminal (airliners.net)

Lectures

• Lecture 25: Airport Demand
• Lecture 26: Land Side Concepts Part 1
• Old Lecture - Airport Landside Discussion Part 1
  Old Lecture - Airport Landside Discussion Part 2

Notes 22 - Airport Landside (Part 1)

Notes 23 - Airport Landside (Part 2)

Terminal Design
Landside Simulation Modeling

• RAMS Simulation Model site
• SIMMOD Pro Simulator Site
• Airtop Simulator Site
• TAAM Simulator Site

Notes 16 - Airport Landside (Applications)

ACRP Report 25 (Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design)

Environmental Factors
Noise Modeling
Computer Modeling (AEDT Model)

• Lecture 27: Airport Noise : Part 1
• Lecture 28: Airport Noise : Part 2

   

  Old Lecture - Airport Noise Part 1 (2018)

Notes 24 - Airport Noise Issues
Notes 25 - Basic Noise Calculations (2021)
Notes 26 - INM Explanations
Notes 27 - INM Case Study (BCB)

Notes 20b - Detailed Noise Example 1
Notes 28 - Step-by-step Example 

Pavement Design (Flexible Pavement)
Pavement Design (Rigid Pavements)

Notes 29 - Pavement Design Notes

Lighting and Marking
Airport Financing and Economic Analysis
Policy Alternatives/Economics

Notes 30 - Airport Markings and Signs

Airman Information Manual (AIM)  - Airport Markings

FAA Advisory Circular (Markings)

Notes 31 - Airport Approach Lights

Notes 32 - Airport Fire and Rescue Requirements

Air Cargo Terminals
Design Review
Course critique and review

Notes 33 - Airport Financing
Notes 34 - The tip of the Iceberg

 Final Exam