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Airport Design Introduction. Some Stats. 1903: Wright brothers fly 120 ft 2003: US Domestic airlines 500,000 miles 2003: US highways 3.95 million miles 2007: US Domestic flights 679 mil pax 19,600 airports in the US 10% Military 27% Publicly owned. Some Stats (cont’d). 2006
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Some Stats • 1903: Wright brothers fly 120 ft • 2003: US Domestic airlines 500,000 miles • 2003: US highways 3.95 million miles • 2007: US Domestic flights 679 mil pax • 19,600 airports in the US • 10% Military • 27% Publicly owned
Some Stats (cont’d) • 2006 • Air travel: 7.7 billion VMT • Highway travel: 2,989 billion VMT • 2006 • Passenger Miles Traveled: 4.8 trillion • Air travel 11%
Airplane Safety • The safest transport mode • 2007 • Fatalities: 531 commercial; 500 GA • Crashes: 54 commercial; 1800 GA • Highway • Fatalities: 45,000/yr • Crashes: 3.2 million
US Airports • Atlanta: 42.6 million pax--1 • Chicago: 34.5 million pax--2 • New York: 12.5 million pax,--16 • Cincinnati: 7 million pax--31
Airspace Terminal Airspace Runway Taxiway Parking Apron/Gates Ground Access Airport System AIRSIDE Terminal LANDSIDE
Airport Planning Studies • Airport System Plan • National • State • Regional • Airport Master Plan • Airport Project Plan
Airport Master Plan • Physical facilities • Land use • Environmental impacts • Access needs • Airport feasibility • How to get there
Where to put an airport? • Land use • Atmospheric conditions • Ground transport • Expandability • Proximity to other facilities • Obstructions • Demand