Course : Airport Engineering

  • 6 September 2017, 11.10
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Course code/credits and contact hours : TKS4206/2.0
Semester : VIII
Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name : Dr. Ir. Dewanti, MS.
Bibliography :
  1. Horonjef, Robert, et.al., 2010, Planing and Design of Air Port, Mc Graw Hill
  2. Graham, Anne, 2008, Managing Airports, an International Perspective, Third Edition, Elsevier Ltd.
  3. Wells, Alexander T., 2000, Airport Planning and Management, fourth edition.  McGraw Hill
  4. FAA,1983, Airport Design Standards – Transport Airport
  5. ICAO, 2004, Aerodrome Annex 14
Spesific course information
Brief description :

This course contains the history of civil aviation and its development. The advantages and disadvantages of air transportation with other transportation modes. International civil aviation organization. Airport typical layout and components. Airport classification. Airplane categories according to FAA. General description of Indonesian airport, types, characteristics, and airplane development. Airplane weight component. Load and cruise distance. The effect of airplane performance to runway. Declared distance. Definition of runway direction and number. Obstacles of airport area. Selection of airport location. Airport configuration. General design of airside infrastructure geometry. Taxi system and configuration. Visual and instrument flight rules (VFR dan IFR). Separation distance of air traffic. Air navigation aid.
Prerequisite Courses :
  1. Introduction to Transportation Engineering (Semester II)
  2. Introduction to Transportation Planning (Semester III)
Required/ elective : Elective
Studio work : N/A
Laboratory work : N/A
Spesific goals of the course
Spesific outcomes :
  1. To provide students with the following abilities:
  2. Identify the requirements of airport infrastructure and facilities
  3. Identify problems in airside and landside infrastructures
  4. Evaluate the performance of airport service
  5. Plan geometry of air facility, including runway, taxiway, and apron.
Student outcomes : (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process in order to be able to face the real constraints in economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability

(e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve civil engineering problems by considering local resources

(h) An understanding on the benefit of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and social context
Brief list of topics to be covered :
  1. The role of air transport in transportation in general
  2. International civil aviation organization
  3. Facilities and layout of airports
  4. Classification of airports and aircraft groupings
  5. Airplane weight and aircraft performance
  6. Declared distance and obstacles of airport area
  7. Choice of airport location and environmental airport impact
  8. Determination of runway direction and influencing factors
  9. Geometric design of airport infrastructure
  10. Design of apron, system and configuration of aircraft parking
  11. Visual Flight Rules and Instrument Flight Rules
  12. Navigation equipment
  13. Distance of air traffic separation
  14. Marking system, capability and signs at airport