Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design, Volume 1 - Guidebook

• Publisher: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 423
• Series: ACRP Report 25
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

RB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 25, Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design comprises a guidebook, spreadsheet models, and a user’s guide in two volumes and a CD-ROM intended to provide guidance in planning and developing airport passenger terminals and to assist users in analyzing common issues related to airport terminal planning and design.

Volume 1 of ACRP Report 25 explores the passenger terminal planning process and provides, in a single reference document, the important criteria and requirements needed to help address emerging trends and develop potential solutions for airport passenger terminals. Volume 1 addresses the airside, terminal building, and landside components of the terminal complex.

Volume 2 of ACRP Report 25 consists of a CD-ROM containing 11 spreadsheet models, which include practical learning exercises and several airport-specific sample data sets to assist users in determining appropriate model inputs for their situations, and a user’s guide to assist the user in the correct use of each model. The models on the CD-ROM include such aspects of terminal planning as design hour determination, gate demand, check-in and passenger and baggage screening, which require complex analyses to support planning decisions. The CD-ROM is also available for download from TRB’s website as an ISO image.

✦ Table of Contents

ACRP Report 25 – Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design, Volume 1: Guidebook......Page 1
Report Web Page......Page 0
Transportation Research Board 2010 Executive Committee......Page 2
Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design, Volume 1: Guidebook......Page 3
About the National Academies......Page 5
ACRP Project 07-05 Panel......Page 6
Foreword......Page 7
Author Acknowledgments......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
I.1.1 Purpose......Page 14
I.2 Previous Terminal Planning Guides......Page 15
I.3 Current Need for Terminal Planning Guidance......Page 16
I.4 Retrospective......Page 18
I.5 Airline Deregulation......Page 21
II.1.1 Airside Terminal Facilities......Page 22
II.1.2 Terminal Building Facilities......Page 24
II.1.3 Landside Terminal Facilities......Page 25
II.2.1 Types of Projects......Page 26
II.2.2 Types of Services......Page 28
II.2.3 Typical Project Approach......Page 29
II.2.4 Goals and Objectives......Page 33
II.2.5 Demand Forecasts......Page 34
II.2.6 Facilities Programming......Page 35
II.2.7 Conceptual Planning......Page 36
II.2.8 Design Process......Page 43
II.2.10 Construction Process......Page 44
II.2.11 Approval and Certification......Page 46
III.1.1 Airport Demand Forecasts......Page 47
III.1.2 Airfield Configuration......Page 48
III.1.3 Other Land Use Considerations......Page 50
III.2.1 Regional Land Use Plans......Page 52
III.2.2 Community Land Use Plans......Page 53
III.2.3 Other Land Use Compatibility Issues......Page 54
III.3 Ground Access Transportation......Page 55
III.3.3 Airport Ground Access System......Page 56
III.4.1 Airfield Considerations......Page 58
III.4.2 Landside Considerations......Page 59
III.4.3 Utilities Considerations......Page 60
III.5 Airport Security......Page 62
III.6 Information Technology and Communications......Page 63
III.7.1 National Environmental Policy Act......Page 64
III.7.2 Environmental Considerations in Passenger Terminal Planning—NEPA......Page 66
III.7.3 Environmental Regulatory Considerations in Terminal Planning—Other Than NEPA......Page 70
III.7.4 Relationship of Environmental Sustainability to NEPA......Page 71
III.8 Sustainability......Page 72
III.8.2 Sustainability in the Planning and Design Process......Page 73
III.8.3 Major Elements of Sustainability for Terminal Planning and Design......Page 75
III.9.1 Business Considerations......Page 81
III.9.2 Funding Options......Page 84
III.9.3 Concessions Planning......Page 86
Chapter IV - Forecasts......Page 93
IV.1.1 Share Analysis......Page 94
IV.1.3 Regression Analysis and Econometric Modeling......Page 95
IV.2.1 Airport Records......Page 96
IV.2.3 Flight Activity Data......Page 97
IV.2.5 Passenger Surveys......Page 98
IV.2.6 Other Sources......Page 99
IV.3.3 Aircraft Operations......Page 100
IV.3.4 Benchmarking and Stakeholder Buy-in......Page 101
IV.4.1 Defining the Design Hour......Page 102
IV.4.2 Estimating Design Hour Passenger Activity......Page 103
IV.4.4 Developing Design Day Flight Schedules......Page 107
V.1.1 FAR Part 77 and TERPS Requirements......Page 109
V.1.3 Air Traffic Control Tower Line-of-Sight......Page 114
V.1.4 Emergency Equipment Access Roads......Page 115
V.1.5 Airside Security......Page 116
V.1.6 Aircraft Apron/Gate Access Points......Page 121
V.1.8 Electronic Interference......Page 122
V.2.1 Aircraft Gates and Parking Positions......Page 123
V.2.3 Aircraft Parking Guidance Systems......Page 125
V.2.6 Apron Service Roads......Page 126
V.2.7 Aircraft Servicing......Page 130
V.2.8 Ground Service Equipment Storage......Page 133
V.2.9 Apron Lighting......Page 134
V.2.10 Apron Snow Removal......Page 135
V.3.1 Aircraft Gate Types......Page 136
V.3.2 Aircraft Push-back Zones......Page 140
V.3.4 Taxi-in and Push-back Operations......Page 141
V.3.6 Apron Circulation......Page 142
V.3.8 Forecasting Gate Demand Using Design Day Flight Schedules......Page 143
V.3.9 Forecasting Gate Demand Without Using Design Day Flight Schedules......Page 144
V.3.10 Gate Equivalents......Page 147
Chapter VI - Terminal Building Facilities......Page 151
VI.1.1 Mission......Page 152
VI.1.2 Balance......Page 158
VI.1.3 Level of Service......Page 159
VI.1.4 Passenger Convenience......Page 164
VI.1.5 Flexibility......Page 166
VI.1.6 Terminal Security......Page 174
VI.1.7 Wayfinding and Terminal Signage......Page 178
VI.1.8 Accessibility......Page 179
VI.1.9 Maintenance......Page 180
VI.2 Terminal Concept Development......Page 181
VI.2.1 Terminal Concept Types......Page 184
VI.2.2 Flow Sequences......Page 196
VI.3 Terminal Facility Requirements......Page 204
VI.3.1 Level of Service Related to Passenger Flow......Page 205
VI.3.2 Ticket/Check-in Lobby......Page 207
VI.3.3 Passenger Screening......Page 216
VI.3.4 Holdrooms......Page 220
VI.3.5 Concessions......Page 223
VI.3.6 Passenger Amenities......Page 224
VI.3.7 Domestic Baggage Claim......Page 225
VI.3.8 International Arrivals Facilities—Federal Inspection Services......Page 230
VI.3.9 Public Spaces......Page 237
VI.3.10 Circulation......Page 240
VI.3.11 Airline Areas......Page 246
VI.3.12 Baggage Handling......Page 249
VI.3.13 Checked Baggage Screening......Page 251
VI.3.14 Support Areas......Page 253
VI.3.15 Gross Terminal Area Planning Factors......Page 256
VI.4.1 Baggage Handling Systems......Page 257
VI.4.2 Information Technology Systems......Page 273
VI.5.1 Building Systems......Page 286
VI.5.2 Airport Terminals and the Arts......Page 287
Chapter VII - Terminal Landside Facilities......Page 288
VII.1.1 Data Collection......Page 289
VII.1.2 Analysis and Evaluation......Page 291
VII.1.3 Ground Access Plan Development......Page 292
VII.2.1 Rail/Transit......Page 293
VII.2.2 Commercial Vehicles/Transit Staging Areas......Page 294
VII.3.1 Entrance/Exit Roadways (Airport Access Road)......Page 295
VII.3.3 Terminal Curbfront......Page 296
VII.3.5 Service Roads......Page 297
VII.3.6 General Guidelines for Airport Roadways......Page 298
VII.4.1 Curb Pedestrian Facilities......Page 299
VII.4.2 Curb Vehicle Facilities......Page 300
VII.5.1 Passenger Parking......Page 304
VII.5.3 Rental Car Parking......Page 306
VII.6.3 Sign Locations......Page 307
VII.7.1 Access Roadway and Terminal Curbside......Page 308
VII.7.2 Multi-modal Connections......Page 309
VII.7.3 Parking Facilities......Page 310
References......Page 311
Appendix A - Checklists (for Planning and Design)......Page 313
Appendix B - Other Pertinent ACRP Studies......Page 336
Appendix C - FAA White Papers......Page 341
Appendix D - Aircraft Types and Key Dimensional Criteria......Page 371
Appendix E - Dimensions of Airline Equipment (Bag Carts and Containers, etc.)......Page 373
Appendix F - Regulations......Page 379
Appendix G - Issues and Trends......Page 382
Appendix H - Acronyms......Page 392
Appendix I - Glossary......Page 397
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications......Page 423