The Transportation Research Board (TRB)'s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has released the long awaited Terminal Planning and Design Guidebook. The other 2 industry standards with regards to Terminal planning that I am aware of are:
1. FAA Advisory Circular 150/5360-13 (4) - Planning and Design Guidelines for Airport Terminal Facilities published in 1988 (click here)
2. IATA Airport Development Reference Manual (ADRM) published in 2004 (click here)
Pdfs of the new guidebook are available for download (for free) at the following links:
Volume 1: Guidebook (click here)
"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. It addresses the airside, terminal building, and landside components of the terminal complex."
Volume 2: Spreadsheet Models and User's Guide (click here)
"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 amodel 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 includes 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.
