The definitive, up-to-date guide to airport planning and management
Fully revised, updated, and reorganized to reflect the latest advances in the aviation industry, Airport Planning and Management, Sixth Edition offers comprehensive coverage of this challenging field. Airports, airport systems, operations management, and administration are discussed in detail. This authoritative volume addresses changes in technology, structure, and political environment, including enhanced security, environmental impact, and regulatory issues. The Sixth Edition of this landmark guide to the planning, development, and management of airports is ideal as a course text, self-study tool, and professional reference.
Coverage includes:
- Introduction to airports and airport systems
- Airport and airport systems: organization and administration
- Historical and legislative perspectives
- The airfield
- Airspace and air traffic management
- Airport operations management under FAR Part 139
- Airport terminals and ground access
- Airport security
- Airport financial management
- Economic, political, and social role of airports
- Airport planning
- Airport capacity and delay
- The future of airport management
About the Author
Seth B. Young, Ph.D., is an associate professor of aviation and interim director of the Center for Aviation Studies at The Ohio State University. He is the coauthor of Planning and Design of Airports, Fifth Edition.
Alexander T. Wells, Ed.D., is a consultant and adjunct professor in the College of Business at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He is the author of a number of leading aviation industry texts, including Commercial Aviation Safety, Second Edition and previous editions of Airport Planning and Management.
