I had done a post on the first Airport Planning Books I encountered. I thought I would do a post about current Airport Planning Books and Airport Management Books that you might want to consider reading. I have divided the selection into books suitable for US and Non-US audiences.
Books suitable for US and Non-US readers (covers both ICAO and FAA standards, US and non-US airports)
1. Airport Engineering (Ashford) - Very readable with coverage of both ICAO and FAA standards. The last edition was in 1992 so I am pleased that it has finally been updated. This edition was published in 2011.
2. Airport Operations (Ashford) - I enjoyed reading the 2nd edition published in 1999. It has not been updated since then. This 3rd edition is anticipated to be published at the end of 2012. I am looking forward to reading the new edition.
3. Airport Systems (de Neuville) - FAA and American Airport references are the majority in this book but there is still a sizable amount of ICAO and non-US references. This book is written from an operations research perspective. It is not easy to read for a novice.
Books primarily for non-US audience (ICAO and non-US standards)
4. The Air Transport System (Hirst) - This is not an airport planning book but provides an airport planner with base knowledge of the air transport system. Written by a British author.
5. Managing Airports (Graham) - This book is not about airport planning but might be useful for airport planners to understand how airports are managed. Written by a British author.
6. The independent airport planning manual (Bradley) - I have not read this book but the blurb for the books says that the author was the editor for the IATA Airport Development Reference Manual.
Books primarily for US audience (FAA and US airport-centric)
7. Airport Planning & Management (Young, Wells) - This is a very readable book and an easy read, good for beginners. It is updated regularly. However, it is written for a US audience so a reader outside the US might not find all the information in the book applicable for their context.
8. Planning & Design of Airports (Horonjeff) - This is a classic for Airport Engineers. I have not read it recently but based on my memory, it was heavy on the civil engineering side.
9. Airport Planning A Practical Guide for Planners and Airport Managers (Bezilla) - This book was written by the former Director of Planning and Environmental Services of Baltimore Airport.
Books suitable for US and Non-US readers (covers both ICAO and FAA standards, US and non-US airports)
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Books primarily for non-US audience (ICAO and non-US standards)
Books primarily for US audience (FAA and US airport-centric)
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ReplyDeleteI found your blog via google, when i was researching web due to my diploma work. My diploma is connected to future develop of one small (but biggest airport in Slovakia). That airport is Bratislava, M.R.Stefanik (LZIB). Diploma will be about redesign of current runway system. I will also try to design new hi speed taxiways to increase capacity of airport. and there is my question. I ve foun a lot of book about designs of airport but I am looking for a book where is described as much as possible about design of taxiways. Do you know any book?
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Hi Marek,
DeleteThe design of high speed taxiways are done by civil engineers. I would look at the portion of ICAO Annex 14 relating to taxiways. There should be some information there. If you were American. I would point you to the FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13 Airport Design. From a planning perspective, the main thing in my opinion is there should be 3 exits for each direction: one for the small aircraft, one for the medium sized aircraft and one for large aircraft. This will be dependent on the aircraft mix and landing distances of the aircraft based on the temperature and elevation at your airport. You might want to look at google earth pictures of similar airports in terms of size and temperature/ elevation to see their placements. The main thing is that you are trying to reduce the runway occupancy time. Also, the exits should allow the aircraft to decelerate safely to normal taxiing speeds. Hope this helps. Good luck with your diploma studies and project.
Your might also want to google 'rapid exit taxiway' to get ideas. I just did that and I got some information from Transport Canada. TP312 3.4.5 talks about RETs and points people to the ICAO Aerodrome Design Manual Part 2.
DeleteHi Airport Planner, this is a great list. Do you have any suggestions for online resources where I can learn about airport planning/systems/operations? Your blog seems to be one of the few decent places on the topic.
ReplyDeleteHi Greg,
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading my blog and the kind words. The main place to go would be the Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) website. There are many reports there about airport planning/operations etc. The only thing is that it is written for a US airport audience so it might not be so directly relevant for a non-US audience. The other place you might want to look at is the Airport Council International (ACI) Online Learning Centre (OLC). There are a number of online courses. For the US audience, there is the ANTN Digicast by AAAE.
Regards,
Airport Planner
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