LOG357 Port & Terminal Management

Study Unit 4
Airport Operations and Management
Dr. YAP WEI YIM
 Objectives

• At the end of this study unit, you are expected to:

– Show the importance of the airside components of an airport.

– Discuss the planning considerations of airside facilities to facilitate aircraft
movement.
– Examine the challenges in airspace and air traffic management.
– Discuss the issues related to airport security.
– Show the importance of the landside components of an airport.
– Discuss the planning considerations of landside facilities to facilitate
passenger and cargo movement.
– Examine the issues related to airport ground access and ground handling.

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 Objectives

• At the end of this study unit, you are expected to:

– Show the importance of the airside components of an airport.

– Discuss the planning considerations of airside facilities to facilitate aircraft
movement.
– Examine the challenges in airspace and air traffic management.
– Discuss the issues related to airport security.
– Show the importance of the landside components of an airport.
– Discuss the planning considerations of landside facilities to facilitate
passenger and cargo movement.
– Examine the issues related to airport ground access and ground handling.

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 Airside components of an airport

• Components of an airfield.

Airport management and pilots

consider the runway and taxi
environment as a sensitive area
when it comes to the safe
movement of vehicles

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 Objectives

• At the end of this study unit, you are expected to:

– Show the importance of the airside components of an airport.

– Discuss the planning considerations of airside facilities to facilitate aircraft
movement.
– Examine the challenges in airspace and air traffic management.
– Discuss the issues related to airport security.
– Show the importance of the landside components of an airport.
– Discuss the planning considerations of landside facilities to facilitate
passenger and cargo movement.
– Examine the issues related to airport ground access and ground handling.

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 Planning to facilitate aircraft movement

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 Planning to facilitate aircraft movement

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 Planning to facilitate aircraft movement

• Runway

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 Planning to facilitate aircraft movement

• Runway

20R/02L
4,000/60

20C/02C
4,000x60

20L/02R
2,748x60

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 Planning to facilitate aircraft movement

• Crosswind runway 09L/27R

3,902/50

09R/27L
3,658x45 Runway 23
1,962/45
(closed 2005)
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 Planning to facilitate aircraft movement

High-speed
• Taxiway and holding area exit taxiway
Parallel taxiway

Holding area

Bypass taxiway
Exit/entrance taxiway
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 Planning to facilitate aircraft movement

• Taxiway planning principles:

• Aircraft that have just landed should not interfere with aircraft taxiing to takeoff.

• Taxi routes should provide shortest distance between aircraft parking areas and
runways.

• At busy airports, taxiways are normally located at various points along runways so
that landing aircraft can leave the runways as quickly as possible.

• High-speed exit taxiways reduces the time a landing aircraft is on the runway and
are typically aligned at a 30- to 45-degree angle connecting the runway with the
parallel taxiway.

• Where possible, taxiways are planned so as not to cross an active runway.

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 Objectives

• At the end of this study unit, you are expected to:

– Show the importance of the airside components of an airport.

– Discuss the planning considerations of airside facilities to facilitate aircraft
movement.
– Examine the challenges in airspace and air traffic management.
– Discuss the issues related to airport security.
– Show the importance of the landside components of an airport.
– Discuss the planning considerations of landside facilities to facilitate
passenger and cargo movement.
– Examine the issues related to airport ground access and ground handling.

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 Airspace and air traffic management

• Pre-flight
• Pushback and Taxi
• Takeoff
• Departure
• En route
• Descent
• Approach
• Landing

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 Objectives

• At the end of this study unit, you are expected to:

– Show the importance of the airside components of an airport.

– Discuss the planning considerations of airside facilities to facilitate aircraft
movement.
– Examine the challenges in airspace and air traffic management.
– Discuss the issues related to airport security. Self study
– Show the importance of the landside components of an airport.
– Discuss the planning considerations of landside facilities to facilitate
passenger and cargo movement.
– Examine the issues related to airport ground access and ground handling.

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 Objectives

• At the end of this study unit, you are expected to:

– Show the importance of the airside components of an airport.

– Discuss the planning considerations of airside facilities to facilitate aircraft
movement.
– Examine the challenges in airspace and air traffic management.
– Discuss the issues related to airport security.
– Show the importance of the landside components of an airport.
– Discuss the planning considerations of landside facilities to facilitate
passenger and cargo movement.
– Examine the issues related to airport ground access and ground handling.

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 Facilitating passenger and cargo movement

• Component systems of the airport terminal:

• Apron and gate system

– Planned and managed according to the characteristics of aircraft.

• Passenger and baggage handling system

– Planned and managed to accommodate the needs of passengers and their
baggage in their transition to or from the aircraft.

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 Facilitating passenger and cargo movement

• Apron and gate system

– Planned and managed according to the characteristics of aircraft.

Aircraft parking positions

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 Facilitating passenger and cargo movement

• How many gates to plan for? Depends on:

– Number and type of aircraft scheduled to use a gate .
– Each aircraft’s scheduled turnaround time (i.e. gate occupancy time).
– Type of gate-usage agreement that each airline has with the airport.

Larger aircraft

3K/JQ

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 Facilitating passenger and cargo movement

• Passenger terminal system

– Flight interface
– Passenger processing
– Access interface

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 Facilitating passenger and cargo movement

• Types of passengers and their needs

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 Facilitating passenger and cargo movement

• Baggage handling service

– activities involving
collection, sorting, and
distribution of baggage.

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 Objectives

• At the end of this study unit, you are expected to:

– Show the importance of the airside components of an airport.

– Discuss the planning considerations of airside facilities to facilitate aircraft
movement.
– Examine the challenges in airspace and air traffic management.
– Discuss the issues related to airport security.
– Show the importance of the landside components of an airport.
– Discuss the planning considerations of landside facilities to facilitate
passenger and cargo movement.
Self study
– Examine the issues related to airport ground access and ground handling.

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 Activity 4.1

• Examine the reasons that can account for the similarities and differences between
the runway design and configuration of SIN, HKG, PVG and LHR .

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 Activity 4.2

• Identify key passenger airlines handled for the various terminals at SIN and HKG.
• What are the similarities and differences between the two key air hubs in Asia?
• What is the likely impact on airport performance in the post COVID-19 scenario?

2019 SIN HKG

Passenger traffic 68.3 million 71.5 million
Aircraft operations 382,000 420,000
Cargo traffic 2.0 million tonnes 4.8 million tonnes
Tourism arrivals 19.1 million 55.9 million (43.8 China)
GDP US$363 billion US$373 billion

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 Activity 4.3

• Changi International Airport has won several accolades making the world’s most
awarded airport. What are possible reasons? Which of these will be most critical in
the coming decade?

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 Activity 4.4 – Reflect on this

• Make a trip to the airport. Identify the differences in terminal design between the
airport terminals? What are the possible reasons for these differences?

• Ground access
• Passenger types

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Thank you for your attention.
Contact details:
wyyap@suss.edu.sg
+65 9642 1971