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COURSE OBJECTIVE

To know about the airport planning, airport design and air traffic control

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 10 Hrs.

Significance of Air Transport -Economic Significance - - History Of Aviation - Air Transportation In India – Indian Airlines Corporation - Air India - International Corporation - International – Airport Authority Of India - (IAAI) – Civil Aviation – Open Sky Policy – Airport Terminology - Component Parts Of Airplane – Characteristics Of The Jet Aircraft – Civil And Military Aircrafts Classification Of Aerodromes . Classification Of Airports – Flying Activities - Aircraft Characteristics - Dimensional Standards - Landing Gear Configurations - Aircraft Weight - Engine Types - Wind Speed And Direction - Payload And Range -Runway Performance - Air Traffic Management - Flight Service Stations - Airspace Classifications And Airways - Area Navigation - Air Traffic Separation Rules - Longitudinal Separation - Lateral Separation In The Airspace - Navigational Aids - Ground-Based Systems

UNIT 2 AIRPORT PLANNING 10 Hrs.

The Airport System Plan - Master Plan - Project Plan - Continuing Planning Process - Levels Of Forecasting - Forecasting Methods - Time Series Method - Market Share Method - Econometric Modeling - Airport Design Standards – ICAO Standards - FAA Standards - Airport – Surveys –types Of Surveys - drawings - Capacity – Improving –Traffic Forecast – Planning – Airport Site Selection – Different Conditions - Zoning Laws – Airport Architecture - Environmental- Factors - Runway Orientation - Head Wind, - Cross Wind - Component- Wind rose – Runway Length – Corrections - Geometric Design Of Runways - Balanced Field - Concept - Airport Capacity – Runway – Patterns- Runway Types - Geometric Design Of Runway Intersection – Layout Of Taxiways Arrangement, Geometric Standards For Taxiway - Gradient - Exit Taxiways Air Traffic Control – Angle Of Turn, Compound Curve - Occupancy Time – Shape Of Taxiway – Loading Aprons – Holding Aprons - Configuration - Entry Runway - Holding Bays - Location – Peak Demands – Simple Problems - Capacity And Delay - Formulation Of Runway Capacity Through - Formulation Of Ultimate Capacity - Hourly Capacity -Parameters Required For Runway Capacity - Computation Of Delay On Runway Systems -Graphical Methods For Approximating - Simulation Models - Gate Capacity - Analytical Models For Gate Capacity.

UNIT 3 TERMINAL AREA DESIGN 9 Hrs.

Terminal Building Design Objectives – Passenger Flow – Parking – Size Of Apron – Hangars - Jet Blast – Typical Airport Layouts-Military Layouts – Types Of Pavements – Design Factors – Design Of Flexible, Rigid Pavements – LCN Method – Pavement failures – Maintenance ,Evaluation Of Airport Pavements – The CBR test - The Plate Bearing Test - Young’s Modulus (E Value) - Effect Of Frost On Soil Strength -Subgrade Stabilization - FAA Pavement Design Methods –Aircrafts-Pavement Classification – Joints In Cement Concrete Pavements - Pumping – Design –Pavements – Drainage – Importance Of Grading –Basic Requirements Of Airport Drainage- Surface Drainage – Design Procedure – Subsurface Drainage – Types Of Pipes

UNIT 4 AIRPORT LIGHTING, MARKING, AND SIGNAGE 8 Hrs.

The Requirements For Visual Aids - The Airport Beacon - The Aircraft Landing Operation - Alignment Guidance - Height Information - Approach Lighting -Visual Approach Slope Aids - Visual Approach Slope Indicator Precision Approach Path - Threshold Lighting - Runway Lighting - Runway Edge Lights - Runway Centerline And Touchdown Zone Lights - Runway Stop Bar - Runways - Runway Designators -Runway Threshold Markings – Different Types Of Markings - Taxiway Guidance Sign System - Signing Conventions - Sign Operation

UNIT 5 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 8 Hrs.

Importance – Air Traffic Control – Flight Rules - Meaning,- Responsibility – Type Of Control – Air Traffic Control Network –Control - Towers – Flight Service Stations - Air Traffic Control Aids –– GPS Air Traffic Control-Free Flight Types - Heliports- Stolports – Planning Of Heliport Ports – Characteristics of Stolports- Planning of StolPorts

Max. 45 Hours TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Airport Engineering ,Rangwala , Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd . Anand 388 001 India , 14th Edition ,2014

2. Planning And Design Of Airports, Fifth Edition Robert Horonjeff, Francis Mckelvey, William Sproule, Seth Young ,McGraw Hill Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2013

3. Airport Engineering: Planning, Design And Development Of Development Of 21st Century Airports, Norman J. Ashford, Saleh

4. Mumayiz, Paul H. Wright - 2011 - - 4th Edition,

5. Airport Planning &Design ,S. K. Khanna, M. G. Arora , NemChand Publishers ,New Delhi ,1999

6. Airport Engineering: Planning And Design ,Subhash Chandra Saxena , Alkem Company (S) Pte Limited, 2009.