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Vincent D. Reynolds, MBA, PE
There are over 10,000 airports in the United States that serve all types of flights such as commercial, business, industrial and private. With thousands of flights occurring each day, air travel has to conform to certain criteria to ensure the safe operation of aircraft and its passengers. The federal aviation administration (FAA) was formed in 1958 to regulate and oversee all forms of civil aviation in the United States. On its website the FAA mission reads as follows; our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. Part of this mission is to provide the safest and most efficient airports that serve the aviation community in our country.
This course airport design will cover several topics including regulatory requirements, runway design, taxiway design, runway end siting requirements, airport geometry and several other topics that are essential to a complete and operational airport design. Specifications from several aircraft manufacturers will be included to aid the designer in specifying runway and taxiway layout, end siting requirements, and jet blast pads. Several example problems are included to aid the student in solving some problems that present themselves to the airport designer.
This course material is based on the document Airport Design, as published on the website of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
NY PE & PLS: You must choose courses that are technical in nature or related to matters of laws and ethics contributing to the health and welfare of the public. NY Board does not accept courses related to office management, risk management, leadership, marketing, accounting, financial planning, real estate, and basic CAD. Specific course topics that are on the borderline and are not acceptable by the NY Board have been noted under the course description on our website.