discussion 4
The facilities that are located on an airport’s airfield comprise a wide variety of technologies that together accommodate the operation of aircraft between the airport and the local airspace. Proper planning and management of the airfield and associated facilities are a necessary component of successful airport operations.
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discussion 5
The FAA’s complex system of management hierarchies, facilities, policies, and technologies that make up air traffic control plays a vital role in the management of the civil aviation system in general and the operation of airports in particular. Although ultimate strategic and daily operational decisions on the control of air traffic lie with government or contracted air traffic controllers, as well as pilots of commercial and general aviation aircraft, knowledge of the air traffic control system, with particular respect to local airspace classifications, the presence of particular navigational aids, and policies for aircraft operations on and within the vicinity of the airport, is vital to the overall efficient management of the airport. The modernization of the national airspace and air traffic management under the NextGen paradigm is an incredibly complex set of solutions that affects every part of the system, including airports. The sheer complexity of the system presents challenges toward system-wide implementation. As recently as 2010, however, increasing elements of NextGen modernization are being implemented into and around airports and regions of airspace around the nation.
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discussion 6
Whether at a small general aviation airport or a large commercial service airport, the proper management of operations on the airfield is essential to the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations. For airports serving most air carrier operations, a written plan of operations management, addressing specific areas of operations and certain mandated specifications, is required by the Federal Aviation Administration as written in 14 CFR Part 139. For all airports, however, it is suggested that the areas of operations described in 14 CFR Part 139 be addressed, because the hazards that accompany wildlife, climate, and the potential for accidents resulting from aircraft operations have the potential of occurring regardless of the presence of commercial air carrier service.
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discussion 7
An airport’s terminal serves as a uniquely fundamental component of the airport system, requiring planning and management to accommodate a wide variety of aircraft and passenger types. Although fundamental operational and planning concepts apply to every airport terminal facility, there are no two airport terminals in the world that are exactly alike. As a result, specificunderstanding of the operations of a particular airport terminal facility is necessary to operate and plan for the goal of accommodating both passengers and aircraft in the most efficient and high-quality manner. Equally important to the terminal itself is the ability for passengers to access the terminal and other airport facilities from the surrounding area. Airport management has the responsibility to manage ground access systems within the airport boundary and to promote efforts to facilitate ground access throughout the airport’s capture area by coordinating with the area’s local governments and metropolitan planning organizations. Airport ground access is vital to the airport not only for the passengers a working system brings to the airport but also by generating revenue for the airport.
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