Course Overview
This course will focus on the systems approach for analyzing, designing and operating the terminal and landside facilities and infrastructure at an airport. Students will design a new holding room based on the requirements of the Northwest Regional Airport (Terrace) using IATA standards and requirements. Students will collect data, analyze the data and propose the terminal and curbside requirements for a large scale international airport and medium sized private jet/fixed based operator airport.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Describe the design characteristics and functional attributes of a terminal.
- Apply the general planning guidelines for determining space and terminal facility requirements.
- Analyze data for the purpose of planning an airport terminal.
- Integrate the elements of capacity, service level, space standards and flow data into the design of a terminal.
- Determine the size and function of the apron.
- Apply the principles of ground transportation systems and parking facilities required at an airport.
- Determine the most efficient type of passenger terminal curb for different types of airports.
- Apply the planning and design considerations for a non-hub airport terminals and facilities.
- Explain the functional relationships of parking, traffic flow, aircraft parking, roadways and terminal circulation.
- Calculate the various areas required for parking, waiting and shopping.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2007
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