COURSE OBJECTIVE
To know about the airport planning, airport design and air traffic control
COURSE OUTCOMES
CO1: Describes the structure of the Airport and its infrastructure coming under AAI and IAAI.
CO2: Construct the Airport infrastructure as per FAA and ICAO standards.
CO3: Design of the airport terminal infrastructure as per FAA Pavement design methods and joints in cement concrete pavements.
CO4: Design of the runway lightning, marking centerline and sign operation for aircraft taxiway guidance system.
CO5: Develop the Air Traffic Control by Network control method in airports for landing the aircrafts in touch down point.
CO6: Develop the Air Traffic Control by Tower control Flight service station for landing and takeoff the aircrafts.
UNIT 1 AIRPORT PLANNING 9 Hrs.
Air transport characteristics-airport classification-air port planning: objectives, components, layout characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics of the Catchment area, criteria for airport site selection and ICAO stipulations, Typical airport layouts, Case studies, Parking and circulation area.
UNIT 2 AIRPORT DESIGN 9 Hrs.
Runway Design: Orientation, Wind Rose Diagram – Runway length – Problems on basic and Actual Length, Geometric design of runways, Elements of Taxiway Design – Airport Zones – Passenger Facilities and Services.
UNIT 3 DESIGN OF AERODROME PAVEMENT 9 Hrs.
Procedure for pavement design (Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) - Pavement Classification Number (PCN) method), Elements of pavement Evaluation, USA practices: design of flexible and rigid pavements, design examples (FAA method, FAAR FIELD method).
UNIT 4 DESIGN OF VISUAL AIDS 9 Hrs.
Operational factors, operating approach slope marking, visual indicators system (T- VASIS, PAPI), runway and taxiway lighting, surface movement guidance and control requirements, additional marking of pavement shoulders, apron marking, taxiway edge system, Signs, Frangibility.
UNIT 5 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 9 Hrs.
Introduction to State Safety Program - Introduction to Safety Management System. Airport drainage: Purpose, determination run-off (FAA method), typical drainage layout, sub-surface drainage.
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.
- Teacher: GokulNath R