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AVM 438 - Airport Planning and Design


Description:
Methodologies necessary to the planning and design of airports.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: AVM 434.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of AVM 438,   each student should be able to:

  • Describe basic design considerations used in airfield pavement, drainage, and associated facilities.
  • Apply methodologies used in various types of aviation planning including: aviation system plans, airport master plans, environmental studies and land use plans.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the role and significance of land use planning as related to airport planning and operations.
  • Apply primary components of airport master plans including inventory, forecasting, facility requirements, demand-capacity, development alternatives analyses, capital improvement programming, and development of airport layout plans (ALP) to real world scenarios
  • Describe the role and significance of federal environmental planning requirements (NEPA) as related airport planning and development.
  • Identify, compare and evaluate various airport facility components and the principles of airport geometry.
  • Apply FAA design standards commonly used in airport planning.
  • Apply FAR Part 77 - Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace for airspace planning and evaluate aircraft performance requirements in relation to airport planning.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/05/15



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