Module 2, Objective 4, Airport Terminal Design Flashcards
Describe the various types of airport terminal design considerations, including terminal layouts and design features
What is the function of an airport terminal and what are the 3 components of the terminal system?
the terminal provides safe, efficient, and comfortable transfer
1. Landside
2. Passenger Processing
3. Flight Interface
What are the desires of passengers, the airlines, the FAA, and the airport related to terminal location?
Passengers: close parking
Airlines: short aircraft taxiing
FAA: close to business community
What are the desires of passengers, the airlines, the FAA and the airport related to terminal design?
Passengers: weather protection
airlines: minimum runway crossings
FAA: efficient HVAC and aesthetic atmosphere
- What concept did “meters and greeters” help develop at airports? Describe the characteristics of the three types of airports – O/D, Transfer and Through
O/D:
Transfer:
Through:
How much terminal space is generally available for rent?
55%
How much terminal space is usable by concessions?
15-25%
What are the landside planning assumptions?
curb length: cars 25ft, taxi 20ft, limousines 30ft, public busses 50ft
for every million originating passengers 1,000-1,400 parking spaces
What are the 5 types of horizontal distribution models related to terminal design
- Liner
- Pier
- Satellite
- Hard-stand
- Unit terminal or hybrid
Explain common use and its advantages/disadvantages
the flexible and shared use of airport facilities. It provides a platform for airlines, airports, and ground handling agents to optimize passenger processing
advantages: allows an airport operator to utilize space and increase capacity while reducing overhead, more efficient use of space and reduced expenses for both airlines and airports
disadvantages: additional maintenance and management of CUTE equipment for the airport, and loss of some control at ticket counters and loss of branding opportunities at gate areas for airlines
- What are the design principles of wayfinding?
- What are the 3 types of FIS facilities and their features?
What’s the FAA’s position on co-located ARFF/SRE facilities?
the can be centralized at smaller airports due to staffing. But at larger airports there should be separate room from the facilities of other airport departmental functions. This avoids delayed emergency response vehicles and operation conflicts and ensures the accountability of federal dollars if the building is funded by the FAA
What’s ADA?
Americans with Disability Act
What is landside?
“access interface”
for commercial and public ground transportation operations, intermodal transportation, parking, vehicle circulation, and loading and unloading
What is Passenger Processing interface
ticketing, baggage claim, security screening, and federal inspections
What is the flight interface
conveyances to and from aircraft loading and unloading areas
What are the four categories of the terminal building
- passenger processing
- baggage handling
- aircraft servicing
- facility support and utility functions
What is Average Day of the Peak of the Month (ADPM)
highest percentage of total annual activity. determined by dividing peak moth’s activity by the total number of days in that month
How many sq feet should you have per passenger?
150
What is linear tickiting
What you normally thing of
What is pass-through process
self tagging bag, using a kiosk, and putting bag to a conveyor or TSA agent (iceland)
what is the island configuration
self-service kiosks with a roving airline or ticket agent (think ORD)
what is curbside check in
you have used this at ORD
What % of passengers should the departure lounges hold?
15-25% of boarding passengers on the largest aircraft using that gate
