"With the accelerated rate of change occurring throughout the aviation industry, this edition is a timely and very effective resource for ensuring both airport professionals and those interested in airports acquire a comprehensive understanding of the changes taking place, and how they impact airports and the communities they serve. A must read." -- James M. Crites, Executive Vice President of …
Implementation of twenty-first-century technologies has resulted in the first major overhaul to aircraft and air navigation systems in generations, computer-based analytical and design models have replaced antiquated monographs and estimation tables, and highly significant geopolitical events have all but rewritten the rules of planning, designing, and operating civil-use airports.
The advances in the technology of air transportation have been matched by a progressive reduction in its cost, as shown in Figure 1.1. Not surprisingly, these changes have led to a dramatic increase in air travel, which are projected to continue into the foreseeable future, as shown in Figure 1.2. Together with this growth in air travel has comethe need for ever increasing airport capacity to h…