AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

Two papers presented at the Airport Planning and Design Workshop are published here. The paper on the Provision of Ground Facilities for Canadian Airports, shows the 875 licensed airports in Canada, gives the yearly operational and maintennce expenditures in the order of magnitude of 150 million dollars, as well as the capital expenditures for the last 3 years. The divisions of the Air Administrations, and the objectives fulfilled by the various subdivisions are outlined. A technical organization divided into 5 subdivisions is briefly described, and various manuals covering the design, construction, operation and maintenance aspects of all ground facilities are discussed. The purpose and responsibilities of the 5 provincial aviation councils are reviewed in the second paper.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Roads and Transportation Association of Canada, Quebec, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 36 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport operations; Airport planning; Airports; Expenditures; Maintenance; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport management
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173866
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM