AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN

CE553

Course Code: CE553
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain airport planning processes and airport system components based on engineering principles,
Analyze runway, taxiway, apron, and terminal designs using aircraft performance, capacity, and design standards,
Evaluate airport design by considering site selection as well as environmental and economic impacts.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Characteristic of air transport, Planning approaches and basic elements of airport design, Aircraft characteristic related to airport design, Effect of aircraft performance on runway length, Airport site selection, Factors influencing site selection, Airport configuration and geometric design of landing area, Airport capacity, Airport design standards, Runways, Relation of terminal and runways, Taxiways, Aprons, Planning of terminal, Design STOL-ports, Structural design of airport pavements, Airport drainage, Environmental and economic evaluation of airports. General evaluation of airport in the world.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to air transportation and role of airports
2^nd Week	Airport planning approaches and basic concepts
3^rd Week	Aircraft characteristics and performance parameters
4^th Week	Runway length design and aircraft performance
5^th Week	Airport site selection and influencing factors
6^th Week	Airport capacity and design standards
7^th Week	Runways and terminal-runway relationships
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Taxiway and apron design
10^th Week	Terminal planning and passenger flows
11^th Week	STOL-port design
12^th Week	Structural design of airport pavements
13^th Week	Airport drainage systems
14^th Week	Environmental and economic evaluation
15^th Week	Global overview of major airports

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Horonjeff, R., Mckelvey, F. X., "Planning and Design of Airports", Mcgrow-Hill, Inc, 1994
2. Wells, A.T., "Airport Planning and Management", McGraw-Hill, Inc, 2000.
3. Ashford, N., Wright, P. H., "Airport Engineering", A wiley-Interscience Publication, 1992.
4. Aerodroms, "Annex 14", International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), 1999.
5. "Airport Planning Issues", PTRC, 1994.
6. "Airport Planning Manual", Part 1, 2, ICAO, 1987.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Quiz	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	50	50
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	80	80
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	60	60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	20	20
Quiz	1	2	2
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3		X	X
K4		X
K5
K6			X
K7
K8
K9
K10			X
K11