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Terminal Area
Terminal Area
Portion other than landing area
Portion other than landing area
Focal points of activities on the airport
Focal points of activities on the airport
Terminal building, vehicle parking, aircraft
Terminal building, vehicle parking, aircraft
service hangers, operational building etc.
service hangers, operational building etc.
Accommodate Airport future development
Accommodate Airport future development
Terminal Apron area – fueling and parking
Terminal Apron area – fueling and parking
Type and volume of aircraft is considered
Type and volume of aircraft is considered
for sizes of facilities
for sizes of facilities
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Terminal Building
Terminal Building
Shelter and space for surface activities
Shelter and space for surface activities
Maximum efficiency, Convenience, Economy
Maximum efficiency, Convenience, Economy
Present and future anticipated use of building
Present and future anticipated use of building
Passengers, airline and administration facilities
Passengers, airline and administration facilities
Vehicle platform – booking counter – waiting
Vehicle platform – booking counter – waiting
room - baggage loading platform – aircraft
room - baggage loading platform – aircraft
Operational building - Control tower, Weather
Operational building - Control tower, Weather
bureau, Govt. aviation services office
bureau, Govt. aviation services office
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Terminal Facilities
Terminal Facilities
Passengers and baggage
Passengers and baggage
handling counters
handling counters
Baggage claim section
Baggage claim section
Enquiry counter
Enquiry counter
Mail and light cargo
Mail and light cargo
handling space
handling space
Public telephone booth
Public telephone booth
Waiting hall for
Waiting hall for
passengers and visitors
passengers and visitors
Toilet facilities
Toilet facilities
Restaurants
Restaurants
First aid room
First aid room
General store / Gift store
General store / Gift store
Book Stall area
Book Stall area
Airport staff Office
Airport staff Office
Weather bureau
Weather bureau
Post Office / Banking
Post Office / Banking
facility
facility
Custom control
Custom control
Passport and health
Passport and health
control
control
Control tower
Control tower
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Site Location of Terminal building
Site Location of Terminal building
Sufficient area for first stage
Sufficient area for first stage
Sufficient area for future expansion
Sufficient area for future expansion
Sufficient area for roadways
Sufficient area for roadways
Adequate area for parking
Adequate area for parking
Functional relationship betn buildings
Functional relationship betn buildings
Convenient access for main highway
Convenient access for main highway
Central location wrt runway
Central location wrt runway
Proximity & easy installation of utilities like
Proximity & easy installation of utilities like
telephone, electricity, water and sewage line.
telephone, electricity, water and sewage line.
Favorable orientation wrt wind & topography
Favorable orientation wrt wind & topography
Good subsoil water characteristics including
Good subsoil water characteristics including
natural drainage
natural drainage
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Planning consideration
Planning consideration
Centralized vs Decentralized system
Centralized vs Decentralized system
Walking distances > 180 m change C to D
Walking distances > 180 m change C to D
Choice - Space needed for parking of
Choice - Space needed for parking of
Aircraft
Aircraft
Single central terminal - no. of aircraft less,
Single central terminal - no. of aircraft less,
few gates, less traffic intensity
few gates, less traffic intensity
Air traffic increased more – centralized
Air traffic increased more – centralized
concept become inoperative
concept become inoperative
Dencentralized concept = Unit terminal
Dencentralized concept = Unit terminal
concept
concept
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Unit Terminal concept
Unit Terminal concept
Facilities are provided in units of
Facilities are provided in units of
manageable size providing min walking
manageable size providing min walking
distances from curbside to gate portions
distances from curbside to gate portions
As traffic grows – one unit get saturated
As traffic grows – one unit get saturated
New unit terminal is added
New unit terminal is added
Until ultimate runway capacity is reached
Until ultimate runway capacity is reached
Common facilities in separate central
Common facilities in separate central
building such as book stall, ATM, Toilets,
building such as book stall, ATM, Toilets,
flight enquiry etc.
flight enquiry etc.
Fit for modern concept of parallel runway
Fit for modern concept of parallel runway
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Advantages of unit terminal concept
Advantages of unit terminal concept
Minimized initial capital cost
Minimized initial capital cost
Easy future expansion made
Easy future expansion made
Suitable for Passengers
Suitable for Passengers
Suitable for Administrative staff
Suitable for Administrative staff
Easy managable size of unit operations
Easy managable size of unit operations
No crowding possible
No crowding possible
Suitable for commercial International airport
Suitable for commercial International airport
Suitable for Modern Air traffic control
Suitable for Modern Air traffic control
Maximum utilization of facilities can be made
Maximum utilization of facilities can be made
Services can be rendered easily
Services can be rendered easily
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Principles for Planning
Principles for Planning
Walking distance < 180 m
Walking distance < 180 m
Walking distance area – weather protected
Walking distance area – weather protected
No long corridors and stairsways
No long corridors and stairsways
Route should be direct and obvious
Route should be direct and obvious
Carrying of baggage < 22.5m (75 ft)
Carrying of baggage < 22.5m (75 ft)
No waiting for check in point
No waiting for check in point
Maximum check in point < 3 min.
Maximum check in point < 3 min.
Baggage delivery time = passenger walking time
Baggage delivery time = passenger walking time
For large cargo volume – Cargo Handling &
For large cargo volume – Cargo Handling &
Storage building should be provided.
Storage building should be provided.
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Centralized – Decentralized system
Centralized – Decentralized system
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Planning Concepts of Terminal Buildings
Planning Concepts of Terminal Buildings
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Vehicular circulation & Parking Area
Vehicular circulation & Parking Area
Ease of passenger unloading and loading at
Ease of passenger unloading and loading at
terminal
terminal
One way traffic
One way traffic
Minimum of driveway intersections
Minimum of driveway intersections
Adequate driveway width to permit overtaking
Adequate driveway width to permit overtaking
Sufficient parking & circulation area
Sufficient parking & circulation area
Clearly defined parking & circulation area
Clearly defined parking & circulation area
Well lighted routes for pedestrians and vehicles
Well lighted routes for pedestrians and vehicles
1.5 – 2 cars for each peak hour passengers
1.5 – 2 cars for each peak hour passengers
Right angle parking, angle parking, parallel kerb
Right angle parking, angle parking, parallel kerb
parking
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Apron
Apron
Paved area for parking of aircraft
Paved area for parking of aircraft
Loading and unloading passengers & Cargo
Loading and unloading passengers & Cargo
Size depends on
Size depends on
Gate position of aircraft
Gate position of aircraft
– Size of aircraft
Size of aircraft
– Aircraft turning radius
Aircraft turning radius
– Manner of entering and leaving gate position
Manner of entering and leaving gate position
– Aircraft parking configuration
Aircraft parking configuration
– Nose in, angle nose in, Nose out, angle nose out
Nose in, angle nose in, Nose out, angle nose out
Number of gate positions
Number of gate positions
Aircraft parking systems
Aircraft parking systems
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Basic
Basic
Parking
Parking
Configuration
Configuration
of
of
Aircrafts
Aircrafts
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Aircraft parking configuration
Aircraft parking configuration
Angle Nose in
Angle Nose in Angle Nose Out
Angle Nose Out
Less noise when
Less noise when
taxing
taxing
No turning when
No turning when
taxing
taxing
Hot blast away
Hot blast away
Forward door is close
Forward door is close
Rear loading door is
Rear loading door is
far
far
Overall space require
Overall space require
little more
little more
More noise when taxing
More noise when taxing
Turning require when
Turning require when
taxing
taxing
Hot blast towards
Hot blast towards
building
building
Forward door is far
Forward door is far
Rear loading door is
Rear loading door is
near
near
Overall space require
Overall space require
less
less
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No of gate positions
No of gate positions
= Capacity of runway x average gate
= Capacity of runway x average gate
occupancy time / 60x2
occupancy time / 60x2
Gate occupancy time = 60 min for big
Gate occupancy time = 60 min for big
aircraft
aircraft
= 10 min for small ac
= 10 min for small ac
Capacity of runway in Movement / hour
Capacity of runway in Movement / hour
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Gate Position, Pier Finger and Nose
Gate Position, Pier Finger and Nose
Loading Arrangement
Loading Arrangement
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Aircraft Parking system
Aircraft Parking system
Frontal system
Frontal system
Open apron system
Open apron system
Finger system ( T, I, Y )
Finger system ( T, I, Y )
Satellite system ( square connected
Satellite system ( square connected
through basement corridor)
through basement corridor)
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Aircraft Parking Systems
Aircraft Parking Systems
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Finger type Parking System
Finger type Parking System
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Pier finger system
Pier finger system
Processing of passenger and baggage at
Processing of passenger and baggage at
terminal building
terminal building
T shape, Y Shape, I shape pier finger used
T shape, Y Shape, I shape pier finger used
Provide adequate protection to
Provide adequate protection to
passengers
passengers
Future expansion easy
Future expansion easy
All Aircraft close to terminal
All Aircraft close to terminal
Installation of short nose loading bridge
Installation of short nose loading bridge
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Typical airport Layouts
Typical airport Layouts
Single runway layout
Single runway layout
Open parallel layout
Open parallel layout
Offset parallel layout
Offset parallel layout
Two intersecting runway
Two intersecting runway
Two Non intersecting runway
Two Non intersecting runway
Three intersecting runway
Three intersecting runway
Tangential runway systems
Tangential runway systems
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Good Airport layout characteristics
Good Airport layout characteristics
Landing, taxiing and taking off as independent
Landing, taxiing and taking off as independent
operation without interference
operation without interference
Shortest taxiway distance from loading apron to
Shortest taxiway distance from loading apron to
runway end
runway end
Safe runway length
Safe runway length
Safe approaches
Safe approaches
Excellent control tower visibility
Excellent control tower visibility
Adequate loading apron space
Adequate loading apron space
Sufficient terminal building facilities
Sufficient terminal building facilities
Sufficient land area to permit subsequent
Sufficient land area to permit subsequent
expansions
expansions
Lowest possible cost of construction
Lowest possible cost of construction
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Taxiway Entrance to Runway
Taxiway Entrance to Runway
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Wind direction
Wind direction
Indicator
Indicator
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Airport Lighting
Airport Lighting
Alignment guidance – landing direction
Alignment guidance – landing direction
indicator
indicator
Height information - ground reference
Height information - ground reference
data
data
Distance Estimation – distance from
Distance Estimation – distance from
runway
runway
Roll Guidance – angle of roll corrected
Roll Guidance – angle of roll corrected
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General
General
lighting
lighting
pattern
pattern
on an
on an
Airport
Airport
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Visual requirement of approach lighting
Visual requirement of approach lighting
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Approach and Threshold lighting
Approach and Threshold lighting
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Narrow gauge pattern of runway lighting
Narrow gauge pattern of runway lighting
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Spacing of taxiway lights on curves
Spacing of taxiway lights on curves
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Taxiway Lighting at Turn Off
Taxiway Lighting at Turn Off
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Instrumental Landing System
Instrumental Landing System
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Instrumental Landing System
Instrumental Landing System
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Need of air traffic control
Need of air traffic control
The aircraft takes off from an airport
The aircraft takes off from an airport
To maintain proper altitude in air
To maintain proper altitude in air
To navigates from point to point safely
To navigates from point to point safely
To land at desired airport
To land at desired airport
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System of air traffic control
System of air traffic control
Airport traffic control – landing and taking
Airport traffic control – landing and taking
off and taxing
off and taxing
Airway traffic control
Airway traffic control
Airway communication
Airway communication
General or non airway traffic control
General or non airway traffic control
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Enroute aids of airway aid
Enroute aids of airway aid
Airway beacon
Airway beacon
Low / medium frequency ratio range
Low / medium frequency ratio range
Very high frequency omni directional range
Very high frequency omni directional range
Airground communication
Airground communication
Tactical air navigation
Tactical air navigation
Distance measuring equipment
Distance measuring equipment
Marker beacon
Marker beacon
Direction finder
Direction finder
Air route surveillance radar
Air route surveillance radar
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Landing aids
Landing aids
Instrument landing system
Instrument landing system
Precision approach radar, ground
Precision approach radar, ground
approach control
approach control
Airport surveillance radar
Airport surveillance radar
Airport surface detection equipment
Airport surface detection equipment
Approach lights
Approach lights
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Thanks!
Thanks!
Prof. P. V. Khandve
Prof. P. V. Khandve
B.E.Civil, M.Tech.(Env.Engg.)(Hons.),
B.E.Civil, M.Tech.(Env.Engg.)(Hons.),
D.B.M., D.I.D., D.I.T., D.I.J., B.A.Soc.
D.B.M., D.I.D., D.I.T., D.I.J., B.A.Soc.
M.I.E., M.I.S.T.E., M.I.S.E.T, M.I.S.C.A., M.I.W.W.A., M.I.A.S.
khandvesir@gmail.com