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CEE 4674 - Airport Planning and Design

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Common Aircraft Operating in the National Airspace System

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport Ramp During a Football Game (A.A. Trani).

Week	Topics	Quick Links and Lectures	Mandatory Reading Materials
Week 1	Course Introduction History of Airport Engineering Aircraft Technology in Airport Engineering	Links 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 Lectures (Videos) Lecture 1: Course Introduction Lecture 2: Aircraft Classifications and Databases	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)
Week 2	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) Lectures 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)
Week 3	Air Traffic Control Systems	Links A Transcontinental Flight (by FAA) SFO SOIA Close Parallel Approach 1 SFO SOIA Close Parallel Approach 2 SOIA Approach (Aircraft View) Lectures 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
Week 4	Airport Master Planning Forecasting in Airport Planning	Links LAX Master Plan Site Link Lectures Lecture 9: Runway Separations and Master Plans	Notes 9 - Master Planning (revised 2022) Special Presentation
Week 5	Airport Configuration Design Wind Rose Analysis/Site Selection	Links 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) Lectures Lecture 10: Runway Orientation and Wind Rose Analysis Lecture 11: Wind Rose Analysis and Examples Lecture 12: FAR Part 77 Imaginary Surfaces	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)
Week 6	Airport Geometric Design Geometric Design (Runways) Geometric Design (Taxiways/Aprons)	Links 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) Lectures 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
Week 7	Airport Demand Modeling	Links FAA Terminal Area Forecast Lectures 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
Week 8	Spring Break or Thanksgiving Break	No Class	Enjoy
Week 9	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	Links RAMS Simulation Model site SIMMOD Pro Simulator Site Airtop Simulator Site TAAM Simulator Site Lectures 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)
Week 11	Airport Terminal Configurations	Links 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)
Week 12	Terminal Design Landside Simulation Modeling	Links RAMS Simulation Model site SIMMOD Pro Simulator Site Airtop Simulator Site TAAM Simulator Site Lectures	Notes 16 - Airport Landside (Applications) ACRP Report 25 (Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design)
Week 13	Environmental Factors Noise Modeling Computer Modeling (AEDT Model)	Links FAA noise model resources Lectures Lecture 27: Airport Noise : Part 1 Lecture 28: Airport Noise : Part 2 Old Lecture - Airport Noise Part 1 (2018) Old Lecture - Airport Noise Part 2( 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
Week 14	Pavement Design (Flexible Pavement) Pavement Design (Rigid Pavements)		Notes 29 - Pavement Design Notes
Week 15	Lighting and Marking Airport Financing and Economic Analysis Policy Alternatives/Economics	Landing in a Snowstorm (Aspen, Colorado)	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
Week 16	Air Cargo Terminals Design Review Course critique and review		Notes 33 - Airport Financing Notes 34 - The tip of the Iceberg
Week 17	Final Exam		December 16, 2024 at 10:05 AM (two hours)

Old Lecture - Airport Noise Part 2( 2018)