MEETING THE CONTINUING GROWTH OF AIR TRANSPORT

This article, which notes that good planning is becoming more critical as more airports approach capacity saturation, briefly traces the history of airport planning, and notes the recent emphases on security and on costs. Planning for economical space and resource management must achieve a reasonable balance among the operational, functional, and financial ingredients of the airport system. Systematic planning and master planning for each airport must take into account the optimum responses of the airport system as a whole. The early stages of planning requires two categories of information: those that measure capacity and those that measure demand. The steps of the planning process are identified as follows: identify problems; determine causes; set goals and objectives; identify alternative solutions for short- and long-range needs; evaluate alternative solutions; select preferred alternative; and evaluate funding sources. Each of these areas is discussed in some detail. The article also discusses such aspects as measuring demand (air traffic forecast); and translating forecast demand into planning parameters. The role of the airport planner is also discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Hsu, N
  • Pulling, R W
• Publication Date: 1987-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 10-17
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 128
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airports; Alternatives analysis; Costs; Finance; Financing; Forecasting; Master plans; Planning; Research; Security; Systems analysis; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00463153
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM