Adequacy of Airport Inventory for Future Requirements.
Abstract
The general objective of the study is to provide the FAA with tools that airport management and planning organizations can use for the assessment of inventory for future requirements. The contract effort is focused on air carrier operations in large metropolitan areas. An analysis of relevant literature is presented which identifies techniques for planning and forecasting, facility assessment and regional planning. A general regional assessment model is developed which recognizes analytical, organizational and political dimensions. Principal findings include: (1) an extensive and comprehensive literature exists, dealing with limited components of the problem such as airside and terminal operations; (2) no regional assessment technique can be identified that is in operational use; and (3) an assessment process, modified from the work of R.D. Shinn, is suggested. The process includes: facility inventory; activity forecasting; determination of gaps between inventory and need; identification of alternatives to meet need; evaluation; and, decisions and operations. An annotated bibliography is included.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA081559
Entities
People
- E. Herlihy
- E. Visco
- Jennifer A. Miller