Airport Engineering

What means by AIRPPORT

• An airport is a facility where

passengers connect from ground
transportation to air transportation.
AIRPORT ENGINEERING

•The planning, design, construction,

and operation and maintenance of
facilities providing for the landing
and takeoff, loading and unloading,
servicing, maintenance, and
storage of aircraft
What is Aerodromes?

A defined area on land or water intended to be

used either wholly or in part for the arrival,
departure and surface movement of aircraft.

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Airlines
• An organization that provides
scheduled flights for passengers or
cargo.
AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES

• Air traffic services help in navigating

aircraft while landing, taking off,
flying in the air, over-flying any
country, taxing on the ground and
parking

• They provide a discipline in the air and

also on the ground and maintain safety
REGULATION AND POLICIES
The International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO).
The International Civil
Aviation Organization
• The International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), an agency of the
United Nations, codifies the principles
and techniques of international air
navigation and fosters the planning
and development of international air
transport to ensure safe and
orderly growth.
Aiport Authority Of INdia
•Airports Authority of India (AAI) was
constituted by an Act of Parliament
and came into being on 1st April
1995 by merging erstwhile National
Airports Authority and International
Airports Authority of India
Functions of AAi

•Design, Development, Operation and

Maintenance of international and
domestic airports and civil enclaves.
•Control and Management of the Indian
airspace extending beyond the
territorial limits of the country, as
accepted by ICAO.
•Construction, Modification
and Management of
passenger terminals.
•Development and
Management of cargo
terminals at international
and domestic airports.
•Provision of passenger facilities
and information system at the
passenger terminals at airports.
•Expansion and strengthening of
operation area, viz. Runways,
Aprons, Taxiway etc.
•Provision of visual aids.
•Provision of
Communication and
Navigation aids, viz. ILS,
DVOR, DME, Radar e
Airports
International Airports

•An international airport has

direct service to many other
airports.
•Handle scheduled
commercial airlines both for
passengers and cargo.
 O’Hare International Airport –
Chicago, Illinois, United States
London Heathrow Airport –
United Kingdom
Beijing Capital International
Airport – China
Hong Kong International Airport – Chek Lap Kok,
Hong Kong
Domestic Airports

• A domestic airport is an airport which

handles only domestic flights or
flights within the same country.
• Domestic airports don't have customs and
immigration facilities and are therefore
incapable of handling flights to or from a
foreign airport.
Regional Airports

• A regional airport is an airport

serving traffic within a relatively
small or lightly populated
geographical area.
• Aircraft using these airports
tend to be smaller business
jets or private aircraft
(general aviation).
Regional Airports

Louisiana Regional Airport, US

Airport Structure
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