CIVE.5470 Airport Planning and Design (Formerly 14.547)
Id: 003038
Credits: 3-3
Description
Planning and design of civil airports. Estimation of air travel demand. Aircraft characteristics related to design; payload, range, runway requirements. Analysis of wind data, runway orientation and obstruction free requirements. Airport configuration, aircraft operations, and capacity of airfield elements. Design of the terminal system, ground access system, and parking facilities.
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