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Signalized urban street junction with traffic signals, markings and parked vehicles.

CEGR 492 · Engineering Design Studio · Transportation Engineering

Airport Design

Signalized junction — the operational unit measured by delay, level of service and conflict exposure.

Phase VI · Engineering Design Studio · Week 6–9

Airport Design Studio

Design runway, taxiway and apron geometry, pavement, and airfield safety areas for the critical aircraft.

FAA AC 150/5300-13
FAA AC 150/5320-6
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Add a airport element to record its inputs, capacity and governing check.

Learning objectives

  • Select the critical aircraft
  • Design runway geometry
  • Design airfield pavement

Engineering judgment

  • The critical aircraft sets every dimension.
  • Runway safety areas are non-negotiable.

Governing standards

  • FAA AC 150/5300-13B

    Airport Design

    Runway, taxiway, safety area geometry

    Ch. 3 Runways
    Ch. 4 Taxiways

FE Civil connection

Airport design

Handbook section: Transportation

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