Apron Planning and Design Guidebook

This report provides best practices for planning, designing, and marking apron areas for all sizes and types of airports in the United States. This guidebook is intended to be used by airport operators, tenants, and planning and design consultants. The apron planning and design considerations include facility geometrics, aircraft maneuvering, apron/airfield access points, operational characteristics, markings, lighting, and aircraft fleets. In addition, the types of aprons include terminal area, deicing, general aviation, cargo, maintenance, and remote aprons and helipads. The guidebook summarizes apron planning and design best practices for incorporating flexibility, increasing efficiency, and enhancing safety of apron facilities.

• Record URL:
  • https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22460
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• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Ricondo & Associates, Incorporated

  Chicago, IL  United States 

  Kimley-Horn and Associates, Incorporated

  Chicago, IL  United States  60604

  Airport Development Group, Incorporated

  3900 Lakeland Drive
  Flowood, MS  United States  39232

  Aviation Safety and Security Education Training, LLC

  Chicago, IL  United States 

  Two Hundred, Incorporated

  Denver, CO  United States 
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; Glossary; Illustrations; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 165p
• Serial:
  • ACRP Report
  • Issue Number: 96
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1935-9802
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport planning; Airports; Aprons (Airports); Best practices; Handbooks; Planning and design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport apron markings
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01502767
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309283625
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 07-09
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 31 2013 9:45AM