JOCSON COLLEGE

AERODROME
ENGINEERING
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

(NPIAS) is an inventory of U.S. aviation
infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and
now maintained by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
Airport Categories (FAA)

1. Commercial Service Airports

Commercial Service Airports are publicly owned

airports that have at least 2,500 passenge r
boardings each calendar year and receive scheduled
passenger service. Passenger boardings refer to
revenue passenger boardings on an aircraft in
service in air commerce whether or not in scheduled
service.
a. Nonprimary Commercial Service Airports
These are Commercial Service Airports that have at least 2,500 and no more than 10,000
passenger boardings each year.

b. Primary Commercial Service Airports

These are Commercial Service Airports that have more than 10,000 passenger boardings
each year.

Primary airports are further subcategorized based on the number of passenger boardings as
a fraction of the national total. The categories are:
ü Nonhub primary – airports handling over 10,000 but less than 0.05% of the country's
annual passenger boardings
ü Small hub primary – airports with 0.05 to 0.25% of the country's annual passenger
boardings
ü Medium hub primary – airports handling 0.25 to 1% of the country's annual passenger
boardings
ü Large hub primary – airports handling over 1% of the country's annual passenger
boardings
2. Cargo Service Airports

Cargo Service Airports are airports that, in addition to any other

air transportation services that may be available, are served by
aircraft providing air transportation of only cargo with a total
annual landed weight of more than 100 million pounds. "Landed
weight" means the weight of aircraft transporting only cargo in
intrastate, interstate, and foreign air transportation. An airport
may be both a commercial service and a cargo service airport.

3. Reliever Airports

These are airports designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at

Commercial Service Airports and to provide improved general
aviation access to the overall community. These may be publicly
or privately-owned.
4. General Aviation Airports

Those airports with fewer than 2,500 annual enplaned

passengers and those used exclusively by private business
aircraft not providing commercial air carrier passenger
service are categorized as general aviation (GA) airports.

Similar to commercial service airports, general aviation

airports vary widely in their characteristics. Many general
aviation airports are small facilities, with typically a single
runway long enough to accommodate only small aircraft,
and are limited in their facilities. These small airports
primarily serve as a base for a few aircraft.
Other Types of Airports

1.Civil Airports—airports that are open to the general public.

2.Military/Federal Government airports—airports operated by the
military, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), or other
agencies of the Federal Government.
3.Private Airports—airports designated for private or restricted use only,
not open to the general public.
4.Towered Airport / Controlled Airport — A towered airport has an
operating control tower. Air traffic control (ATC) is responsible for
providing the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic at airports
where the type of operations and/or volume of traffic requires such a
service.
5.Non towered Airport / uncontrolled Airport — Uncontrolled airports
have no control tower, but certain procedures are followed to help ensure
safe operations. Most pilots operating to and from uncontrolled airports
use two-way radios to transmit their intentions to other pilots operating
in the area.
Classification of Airports in the Philippines

1. International Airports
Ø are airports capable of handling international flights and have
border control facilities. Airports in this category include airports
that currently serve, or previously served, international
destinations.

2. Principal Airports
Ø are airports which serve domestic destinations.
a) Class 1 principal airports are airports capable of serving jet
aircraft with a capacity of at least 100 seats (but could be 70).
b) Class 2 principal airports are airports capable of serving
propeller aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats.

3. Community Airports
Ø are airports that are used primarily as Regional and Local
Airports or for General aviation.
Airport Organization and Administration

Public airports in the United States are owned and operated

under a variety of organizational and jurisdictional arrangements.
Usually, ownership and operation coincide: commercial airports
might be owned and operated by a city, county, or state; by the
federal government; or by more than one jurisdiction (a city and a
county). In some cases, a commercial airport is owned by one or
more of these governmental entities but operated by a separate
public body, such as an airport authority specifically created for
the purpose of managing the airport. Regardless of ownership,
legal responsibility for day-to-day operation and administration
can be vested in any of five kinds of governmental or public
entities: a municipal or county government, a multipurpose port
authority, an airport authority, a state government, or the federal
government.
Airport Authority

An airport authority is an independent entity charged

with the operation and oversight of an airport or group
of airports. These authorities are often governed by a
group of airport commissioners, who are appointed to
lead the authority by a government official. When the
authority of an entity encompasses more than just the
airports in an area, harbor and rail facilities for example,
the entity may be referred to as a port authority.
Components of an Airport

An airport is a complex transportation facility, designed to serve

aircraft, passengers, cargo, and surface vehicles. Each of these
users is served by different components of an airport. The
components of an airport are typically placed into two categories.

T h e a i rs i d e o f a n a i r p o r t i s p l a n n e d a n d m a n a g e d t o
accommodate the movement of aircraft around the airport as
well as to and from the air. The airside components of an airport
are further categorized as being part of the local airspace or the
airfield.

The landside components of an airport are planned and

managed to accommodate the movement of ground-based
vehicles, passengers, and cargo.
Runway is a paved land strip on which landing and takeoff operations
of aircrafts takes place. It is in leveled position without any
obstructions on it.

Taxiway is path which connects each end of the runway with terminal
area, apron, hanger etc. These are laid with asphalt or concrete like
runways.

Apron is a place which is used as parking place for aircrafts. It is also

used for loading and unloading of aircrafts. Apron is generally paved
and is located in front of terminal building or adjacent to hangers.

Terminal building is a place where airport administration facilities takes

place.

The control tower is a place where aircraft under a particular zone is

controlled whether they are in land or in air. The observation is done
by the controller through radars and information is carried through
radio.
Terminal Building Facilities

The following facilities are essential for departing passengers:

ü Check-in facilities, including a baggage drop-off
ü Security clearance gates
ü Passport control (for some international flights)
ü Gates
ü Waiting areas

The following facilities are essential for arriving passengers:

ü Passport control (international arrivals only)
ü Baggage reclaim facilities, often in the form of a carousel
ü Customs (international arrivals only)
ü A landside meeting place
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