AIRPORT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT - Chapter 11 1) What are some of the various types of airport planning studies? What is the focus of each type of study? What is meant by an airport planning horizon? What is the typical planning horizon for an airport master plan? Although the NPIAS is considered the national airport system plan, it often isn’t a complete plan

AIRPORT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT - Chapter 11

1) What are some of the various types of airport planning studies? What is the focus of each type of study?

2. What is meant by an airport planning horizon? What is the typical planning horizon for an airport master plan?
3. Although the NPIAS is considered the national airport system plan, it often isn’t a complete plan. Why is this?
4. What is the purpose of regional-level system planning? What are the most critical issues addressed by regional-level system planning of airports?
5. How does state-level system planning differ from regional-level system planning?
6. What are the primary objectives of the airport master plan?
7. What is described in the inventory section of the airport master plan?
8. What is an airport layout plan? What is included on an airport layout plan drawing?
9. What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative forecasting?
10. What are some of the more common qualitative forecasting methods?
11. What is the difference between causal models and time-series quantitative forecasting models?
12. How is regression analysis used in forecasting?
13. What elements of aviation demand are typically forecasted in airport planning studies?
14. What is the difference between local operations and itinerant operations?
15. What areas of the airport are commonly considered within an airport capacity analysis? What is the importance of airport capacity analysis?
16. How is an Airport Reference Code determined?
17. What is a wind rose?
18. How is the necessity of a crosswind runway determined?
19. What is meant by a runway clear zone?
20. What is the primary objective of airport terminal area planning?
21. What factors are commonly taken into consideration in planning the airport terminal area?
22. What steps are involved in estimating the space requirements in planning airport terminals?
23. What is an aircraft fleet mix?
24. What are some of the potential revenue-generating areas to be considered in airport planning?
25. What is the process involved with environmental planning for airport development?