MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Department of Civil Construction & Environmental Engineering

 

CEEN 4630 – Airport Planning and Design

 

 

Credits and Contact Hours

3 Credits

Two 75-minute Lectures per Week

Instructor or Coordinator

Alexander Drakopoulos, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Course Materials or Textbook

1.         Robert Horonjeff, Francis X. McKelvey, William J. Sproule, Seth B. Young, "Planning & Design of Airports," McGraw-Hill, Inc., Fifth Edition, 2010.  ISBN 978-0-07-144641-9   MHID 0-07-144641-9

2.         Antonin Kazda, Robert E. Caves, "Airport Design and Operation," Elsevier, First Edition, 2007.  ISBN-13  978-0-08-045104-6

3.         References from various FAA publications.

4.         Handouts.

5.         Course web site "Class Notes," updated after each lecture.

Course Information

Catalog Description

Introduction to airport planning and design parameters, aircraft characteristics, payload versus range, runway length requirements, air traffic control, wind analysis, airside capacity and delay, airside separation criteria, terminal analysis and delay, airport access flow and capacity, ramp charts. Economic analysis of facility improvements.

Prerequisites or Co-Requisites

By Course:  CEEN 3610 – Transportation Engineering

Or Consent of the Instructor

Required (R), Elective (E), or Selected Elective (SE)

Elective (E)

Course Goals

Course Objectives

To obtain an understanding of the procedures involved with airport planning and design.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the course students will be familiar with: Airport Planning and Design Parameters, Aircraft Characteristics Related to Airport Planning, Runway Length Requirements, Air Traffic Control, Air Space Requirements in the Vicinity of Airports, The Analysis of Wind, Airport Airside Capacity and Delay Analyses, Queuing Theory for Capacity and Delay, Annual Service Volume Applied to Runway Systems, Airport Geometric Design, Airside Separation Criteria, the Design of Apron Areas, the Terminal System at an Airport, and Ramp Charts.

ABET Criterion 3 Correlation

The course strongly correlates with the following ABET Criterion 3 Student Outcomes:

A –Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

E –Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

K –Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

 

The course moderately correlates with the following ABET Criterion 3 Student Outcomes:

J – Knowledge of contemporary issues

Topics Covered

·       Airside Capacity and Delay

·       Runway Design

·       Air Traffic Control

·       Design of Apron Areas

·       Terminal Building Design