Title: Operational planning for general aviation facilities at airports
Abstract: Airborne Instruments Laboratory (AIL), under contract FAA/BRD-403 has developed guidance material useful in determining when separate secondary runway facilities for general aviation are beneficial and what will be the resulting increase in airport capacity. Tabular and graphic material has been prepared to show the runway layouts that are practical and the resulting increase in airport capacity as the secondary runway is increased in length from a minimum of 2200 ft, to a length equaling the primary runway. The study concludes that decisions regarding the provision of a separate runway for general aviation should be based principally on the economic benefit resulting from reduced delay with separation of types of aircraft as a secondary benefit. Major benefit occurs to the larger and heavier aircraft through reduction of delay to operations. The study also analyzes the need for instrument flight rule (IFR) capability at general aviation airports and demonstrates that a good general aviation airport should have IFR approach capability. Then, based on analysis of airspace studies in various metropolitan areas, the study presents dimensioned criteria for the airspace needed around a major airport that will accommodate the heavier general aviation and air carrier type aircraft and, for an airport that serves only general aviation of the twin-engine or smaller types.
Publication Year: 1964
Publication Date: 1964-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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