AMO Flashcards
anaerodromewith extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. ___ often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and acontrol tower.
Airports
The airport forms an essential part of the air transport system because it is the physical site at which a modal transfer is made from the air mode to the land modes or vice versa. Therefore, it is the point of interaction of the three major components of the air transport system:
- The airport, including its commercial and operational concessionaires, tenants, and
partners, plus, for these discussion purposes, the airways control system - The airline
- The user
an individual, organization or enterprise responsible for administration and management of the airport infrastructures, coordination and control of the activities of the different airport service providers present in the airport or airport system concerned. It is the management that handled and responsible for the whole operations of an airport.
Airport Operator
TYPES OF AIRPORTS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
REGIONAL AIRPORT
LOCAL AIRPORT
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT
an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are typically larger than domestic airports and often feature longer runways and facilities to accommodate the heavier aircraft commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. __ often also host domestic flights.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
anairportserving traffic within a relatively small or lightly populated geographical area. A___usually does not have customs and immigration facilities to process traffic between countries.
regional airport
Airports providing third-level services (e.g., scheduled passengers services operated by aircraft with fewer than 25 seats) catering privately for local needs concentrating on general aviation with some feeder services and some charter flights. It benefits a community by increasing convenience and helping the local economy.
local airport
Local airport offers services such as:
Emergency Support Services
Tourism
Local Business Operations
Unique Community Services:
Most local airports are home to aFixed Base Operators (FBO)that offers flight training to the local community. Many people who live near an airport have had the opportunity to train for and receive their pilot licenses through a local __. This allows people to realize the dream of flight.
Fixed Base Operators (FBO)
Civilian airports that do not serve scheduled
passenger service are typically known as
___. These airports usually serve private aircraft and small aircraft charter operations.
general aviation airports
Four Airport Components
Airspace
Airfield
Landside
Airport Ground Access Plans
Area for aircraft maneuver (after
takeoff, before landing)
Airspace
= Aerodromes: Area for aircraft take-off & landing (equipped with required installations & equipments, NavAids, Lighting)
Airfield
Area to accommodate the ground-based vehicles, passengers & cargo movements.
Landside
Area to accommodate ground based vehicles to and from the near city area & between the various buildings around the Airport AIRSIDE
Airport Ground Access Plans
___ include parking facilities, public transportation, terminal building and all utilities that support the operations of terminals.
Landside areas
The ___ is accessible to the general public, including those not traveling. It includes check-in and ticketing desks and is not considered a “secure” area in the same sense as the airside area.
landside area
generally the area beyond security and/or passport control. In other words, the area accessible only to airport staff and passengers holding valid boarding cards for imminent travel.
Airside
It may also be called the sterile area, as
presumably everyone in the area has been
security checked, a requirement given everyone has access to flights and aircraft.
Airside
In ____, ticketing, baggage claim and
other passenger processing areas are located centrally in one main terminal block with respect to all the gates. It uses terminal facilities, staff and other resources efficiently but may cause passenger inconvenience.
Centralized terminals
____ have many advantages. Airlines and airport operators like them because they promote intensive use of facilities and equipment and, thus, reduce the average costs of providing check-in and baggage-handling services.
Centralized terminals
In ___ each gate position has its own passenger processing facility. This concept increase the operating cost of the terminal. Realtively short walking distances for arriving and and departing passengers decreases the passengers inconvenience. but, this type of operation may cause inconvenience to the transferring passengers.
decentralized terminals
An example of acentralizedconcept is the ___.
pier design
means thatpassengerprocessing facilities are arranged in smaller modular units and repeated in one or more buildings…This unitterminaldesign is heavily__and duplication of facilities is common.
decentralized
separate passenger processing facilities are provided to groups of aircraft gates. This type of terminals may consist single or several terminal blocks depending on the degree of decentralization.
semi-centralized terminals
5 COMMON TERMINAL DESIGN CONCEPTS IN AIRPORT DESIGN
Pier/Finger
Linear
Transporter
Satellite
Compact Module Unit Terminal
It is probably the most common system
found at airports. A ___ is added to the building to increase the perimeter without increasing the total floor area substantially. This design is capable of providing high passenger-processing capacity without excessive land requirements. This design is economical to build; however, excessive passenger walking distances are frequently required.
PIER/FINGER CONCEPT
In ___ aircraft are usually parked on one side of the terminal face or concourse extending from the terminal block. It is also possible to arrange the aircraft gates side of the concourses as for the pier concept. Itl can also take a circular
(loop) or a semi-circular shape if the concourses are arrange appropriately.
The Linear concept
uses a mobile conveyance system such as a bus or mobile lounge to take passengers to and from aircraft. This design can reduce walking distance significantly.
Transporter
a terminal can be considered as linear only if the number of concourses that extent from the
terminal block are___
limited to a maximum of two
modification of the basic pier concept. Aircraft are parked around a rotunda at the end rather than along the side of the finger. The satellite design represents a move toward decentralization in the pier design and easily permits assembly of passengers as well as ticketing activities near the aircraft gates.
satellite design
2 or more separate, self contained building, each housing a single airline or group of airline, each having direct access to ground transportation
Compact Module Unit Terminal
They are related to handling all security-related activities. Airport police and security staff work to avoid any mishap at the airport.
Airport Security Operations
They involve fixing or maintaining Airport infrastructure, facilities, and equipment. It involves renewing or repairing any part of the
infrastructure, and repairing any automatic equipment used at the airport.
Airport Maintenance Operations
These operations are about community affairs.
Airport Public Relations
They are related to managing property licensing, leases such as the concessionaires. Usually, those are the shopping establishments in an airport.
Commercial Handling and Development Operations
They are the rescuers if there’s an accident in an airport especially if an aircraft related accident.
Aircraft Rescue Operations
They are the one who takes place if there’s a fire related incident to an airport or aircraft.
Fire Fighting Operations
The airport director is responsible for overall day-to-day operation of an airport. The director reports directly to the airport authority, the airport board, or governmental commission charged with the development and administration of the airport.
Director
He directs, coordinates, and reviews through subordinate supervisors, all aircraft operations, building and field maintenance, construction plans, community relations, and financial and personnel matters at the airport.
Director
Responsible for overall matters concerning finance, personnel, purchasing, facilities management, and office management.
Assistant Director, Finance and Administration
Provides technical assistance to all airport organizations, ensures the engineering integrity of construction, alteration, and installation programs, and establishes industrial safety standards.
Assistant Director, Planning and Engineering
Responsible for all airside and landside operations including security, crash, fire, and rescue operations.
Assistant Director, Operations
Responsible for planning, coordinating, directing, and reviewing the maintenance of
buildings, facilities, vehicles, and utilities.
Assistant Director, Maintenance
responsible for administering the airport personnel program.
Personnel Manager
People under Finance and Administration
Personnel Manager
Chief Accountant
Facilities Chief
Chief Purchasing
Manager of Public Relations
responsible for financial planning, budgeting, accounting, payroll, and auditing.
Chief Accountant
establishes criteria and procedures for the administration of all airport property
Facilities Chief
agent directs the procurement of materials and services to support the airport; he or she prepares, negotiates, interprets, and administers contracts with vendors.
Chief Purchasing
primary liaison officer between the airport and surroundings community, including advertising, publicity, and handling all noise and environmental matters.
Manager of Public Relations
People under operations
Chief, Airside Operations
Chief, Landside Operations
Security Chief
Aircraft Rescue/Fire Fighting Chief
is responsible for all landside operations
Chief, Landside Operations
is responsible for all airfield operations
Chief, Airside Operations
enforces interior security, traffic, and safety rules and regulations and participates in law enforcement activities at the airport. This individual also works closely with federal security officials assigned to the airport.
Security Chief
develops procedures and implements accident, fire, and disaster plans.
Aircraft Rescue/Fire Fighting Chief
is responsible for ensuring that building is adequately maintained with minimum of cost. Types of maintenance required are primarily electrical, mechanical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, masonry, and cement work.
Building and Facilities Chief
people under maintenance
Building and Facilities Chief
Ground Chief
Vehicle Chief
is responsible for ensuring that the grounds are maintained in good repair and that the landscape is adequately maintained.
Grounds Chief
is responsible for the maintenance of all vehicles utilized by the airport. Vehicle maintenance includes tune-up, minor maintenance, washing and polishing, tires and batteries, lubrication, and fueling.
Vehicle Chief
are prepared for one fiscal year. The budget planning experts consider basic operating expenses and revenues made for the period. The amount of expenses and revenue generated depends upon the size of the airport in terms of operations and the number of services airports provides.
Airport Budget
There are three major privatization modes
Contract management
Long-term lease
Sale
Benefits of Airport Privatization
Increased functionality and efficiency
Increased revenues
Increased passenger amenities
Reduction in risk of unwise investment
