Airfield

• Determination of Facility requirements

  • Airfield capacity
  • Terminal area capacity
  • Airspace capacity
  • Airport access capacity
• Airfield capacity


  Rate of an aircraft movement on the runway/taxiway system that results in a given level of delay
• Terminal area capacity


  The ability of the terminal area to accept the passengers, cargo, and aircraft that the airfield accommodates
• Airspace capacity


  The maximum number of aircraft operations which can be safely handled within limited airspace during a given time period
• Airport access capacity


  The passenger and vehicle capacity of the existing and planned highways and mass transit systems to and from the airport
• Top 5 Largest Airports (by Passenger Number)

  • Los Angeles International Airport
  • Tokyo Haneda Airport
  • Dubai International Airport
  • Beijing Capital International Airport
  • Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Airport Classification in the Philippines (CAAP)


  • International
  • Principal class 1
  • Principal class 2
  • Community
• Terminal


  Service center for interfacing air and ground activities in an airport
• Terminal's basic purpose


  Handle passengers, baggage, and cargo
• Terminal Components


  • Landside (non-secure) PASSENGER PROCESSORS
  • Airside (secure) DEPARTURES CONCOURSES
  • Checked BAGGAGE HANDLING areas
  • GOVERNMENT INSPECTION areas
• Landside (non-secure) PASSENGER PROCESSORS

  • Departing passengers: main check-in area (terminal lobby and curbside) and departures concourse
  • Arriving passengers: baggage claim and arrivals concourse
  • Concessions
• Airside (secure) DEPARTURES CONCOURSES

  • Preboarding lounges
  • Concessions
  • In-transit lounges
• Checked BAGGAGE HANDLING areas

  • Outbound flight baggage makeup
  • Inbound flight baggage unloading
• GOVERNMENT INSPECTION areas


  • Passenger security screening
  • Customs and Border Protection functions
  • Checked baggage screening
• Terminal Planning and Design Process

  1. Defining and determining PROBLEMS AND NEEDS (passenger and cargo volume, aircraft size, location problems, etc.)

  2. Obtaining data and calculating CAPACITY requirements

  3. Evaluating data (needs vs capacity)

  4. Proposing optimal TERMINAL CONFIGURATION and FACILITY SIZE
• Passenger Terminal


  • Main interface between the ground access system for passengers and aircrafts
  • Area for passenger processing, circulation, holding, and transfer
• Components of Passenger Terminal

  • Landside Access
  • Processing Area
  • Commercial/Holding Area
  • Airside Access
• Landside Access


  • Roadway Access
  • Pedestrian Access
  • Curb Entry
  • Parking
  • Rail Access
  • Bus Access
• Processing Area


  • Ticketing/Check-in
  • Baggage
  • Security Checks
  • Immigration
• Holding Area


  • Waiting Area
  • Lounges
  • Amenities
  • Commercial Area
• Airside Access


  • Boarding Gates
  • Boarding via Tube
  • Boarding via Ramp
• Terminal Planning and Design Factors

  • Passenger (Landside accessibility, Amenities, Processes)
  • Airline (Aircraft fleet, Passenger and baggage flow, Security)
  • Management (Maintenance, Operations, Terminal revenue)
  • Community (Acceptance, Context, Architecture, Existing systems)
• Aircraft Loading Layouts


  • Linear
  • Pier
  • Satellite
  • Transporter
• Linear Layout


  • Easy to construct
  • Short walks
  • Duplication of amenities needed
• Pier Layout


  • Centralized
  • Long walks
  • Limited maneuvers
• Satellite Layout


  • Centralized
  • Long walks
  • Maintenance
• Transporter Layout


  • Easy maneuvers
  • Expandable
  • Delays
• Terminal Vertical Layouts


  • One Level
  • One and a half Levels
  • Two Levels
  • Multilevel
• International


  airports with border control facility used for international flights
• principal class 1


  airports used for domestic scheduled flights on jet aircraft services
• principal class 2


  airports used for domestic scheduled flights on prop aircraft services
• community


  used for civil aviation other than scheduled services
• wind rose


  diagram that summarizes information about the wind at a particular location over a specified time period
• primary surface


  longitudinally centered on a runway
• horizontal surface


  horizontal plane above the established airport elevation
• conical surface


  surface extending outward and upward from the periphery of the horizontal surface
• approach surface


  longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surface
• transitional surface


  extend outward and upward at right angles to the runway centerline plus the runway centerline extended at a slope of 7: 1 from the sides of the primary surface and approach surfaces
• liftoff distance


  distance to reach the point of liftoff
• takeoff run


  remainder of the takeoff distance