NEW YORK OFFSHORE AIRPORT FEASIBILITY STUDY. VOLUME 1. INTRODUCTION, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION--ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. FINAL REPORT

The feasibility of an offshore airport for the New York Metropolitan Area was studied by investigating a large number of multidisciplinary technical, economic, environmental, and community factors. A summary of the analyses, findings and conclusions is presented, in which the following topics are discussed: air traffic projections, site selection, air side operations, ground access systems, offshore structural concepts, airport configurations, environmental protection, ancillary functions, financial analysis, and community impact. Results show that an offshore airport is technically, financially, and environmentally feasible.

• Corporate Authors:

  Saphier Lerner Schindler Environetics

  600 Madison Avenue
  New York, NY  United States 
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 169 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Airport capacity; Airports; Costs; Economic analysis; Environmental protection; Feasibility analysis; Forecasting; Landside capacity; Location; Offshore airports; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design; Airspace capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Air traffic forecasts; Community impact
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Environment; Finance; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155838
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA71WA-2626
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1977 12:00AM