System Planning & Airside Capacity & Noise

Question 1

An airport master plan is defined as

Answer 1

It presents the planner’s conception of the ultimate development of a specific airport.

Question 2

What does a master plan NOT focus on

Answer 2

Operational concepts or management issues

Question 3

What are the key elements of master planning?

Answer 3

Inventory existing conditions, definging a forecasat of future traffic, determine facility requirements, airport site selection, develop several master plan alternatives for comparative analysis, select the most acceptable and appropriate master plan, schedule priorities in the development process, asses land use impacts and airport noise compatibility standards, financial feasability analysis

Question 4

How does runway designation work?

Answer 4

Two digit number: magnetic direction in degrees divided by 10,
Parallel runways use addition L, C and/or R

Question 5

What are master planning weaknesses?

Answer 5

It is based on forecasts: data from preceding years, virtual flight schedules, deceiving level of detail

Question 6

What is the dynamic strategic planning process?

Answer 6

Inventory existing conditions
Forecast range of future traffif -> along with possible scenarios for its major components)
Determine facility requirements suitbale for the several levels and types of traffic
Develop several alternatives for comprative analysis
Select the most acceptable first phase developments, the one that enables subsequent and appropriate responses to the possible future conditions

Question 7

What factors affect the runway length required?

Answer 7

Weight of aircraft, weather (wind and temperature), airport elevation, presence of obstacles and runway characteristics

Question 8

Maximum throughput capacity

Answer 8

Average number of runway operations that can be performed per hour

Question 9

Declared capacity

Answer 9

Capacity per hour used for specifying number of available slots, No standard for determination of LOS, typically 85-90% of max throughput

Question 10

Which four engines are there

Answer 10

Piston engine, turboprop, turbojet, turbofan

Question 11

How is sound percieved?

Answer 11

Intensity (volume) in dB frequency in hertz and exposure time is sec

Question 12

Sound Pressure Level (SPL)

Answer 12

= 10log(p^2/pe0^2)