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Gujarat Technological University: W.E.F. AY 2018-19

This document outlines the course details for a Bachelor of Engineering subject on Airport Management. The course is a 3-credit subject that focuses on providing students with fundamental knowledge about airport activities, governing bodies, and regulations. The course content covers topics like airport development, passenger terminals, aerodrome aids, runway visual aids, aircraft approaches, and airport emergency procedures. Students will learn to interpret aircraft handling methods, identify aerodrome features, demonstrate aircraft approach types, and understand terminal design. Upon completing the course, students should be able to interpret airport security, identify runway aids, demonstrate aircraft approaches, and understand terminal design.

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Gujarat Technological University: W.E.F. AY 2018-19

This document outlines the course details for a Bachelor of Engineering subject on Airport Management. The course is a 3-credit subject that focuses on providing students with fundamental knowledge about airport activities, governing bodies, and regulations. The course content covers topics like airport development, passenger terminals, aerodrome aids, runway visual aids, aircraft approaches, and airport emergency procedures. Students will learn to interpret aircraft handling methods, identify aerodrome features, demonstrate aircraft approach types, and understand terminal design. Upon completing the course, students should be able to interpret airport security, identify runway aids, demonstrate aircraft approaches, and understand terminal design.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3150108
Semester –V
Subject Name: Airport Management

Type of course: Humanities and Social Science

Prerequisite: Fundamental Knowledge about Airport activities

Rationale: Students should know about past and present scenario of their profession, Governing bodies,
and rules and regulations regarding civil and military aviation structure. This subject has been introduced
for the same purpose.

Teaching and Examination Scheme:


Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total
L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Marks
ESE (E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA (I)
3 0 0 3 70 30 0 0 100

Content:
Sr. Content Total Weightage
No. Hrs
1 INTRODUCTION TO AIR TRANSPORT AND AIRPORTS
Development of Airports, Types of Airport, Aircraft Handling Methods, 06 14%
Aircraft Ground Handling Activities, Deplaning and Boarding, Air-Conditioning
and Compressed Air, Cargo and Baggage loading, factors affecting site selection
of airport
2 PASSENGER TERMINALS
Airport Terminal Design Principles, Airport Terminal Concepts, Terminal Design 05 11%
Airport terminal Layout, The Handling Process, Aircraft Parking Position.

3 AERODROME AIDS
Aerodrome, Taxiway, Apron, Aerodrome reference point, Parking, Runway
markings, Threshold, Displaced Threshold, Take Off run available, Landing
distance available, Take Off distance available, Stop way, Accelerated stop 12 27%
distance available, Runway end safety area, Clear way, Runway center line lights,
Runway threshold lights, Runway edge lights, Runway end lights, Touchdown
zone lights, Runway alignment indicator light, Runway end identifier
lights/Runway threshold identification light, Runway types based on Runway
center line lights and Touchdown zone, Land and hold short operations, Hot Spot.
4 RUNWAY VISUAL AIDS
VGSI-PAPI, VASIS, PLASI, Minimum eye height over threshold, Aircraft
arresting system, Engineered materials arrester system, Jet barrier, Net barrier,
Categories(Types) of Lights, ICAO Standards, US/FAA Standards, Classification 09 20%
of Approach lights-Full approach light system, Intermediate approach light
system, Basic approach light system, No approach light system, Application into
Charts.
5 AIRCRAFT APPROACHES AND ILS CATEGORIES
Procedure design criteria, Aircraft categories for Procedure design, Decision 08 18%
Height and Runway visual range, ILS categories, IAC segments -ARR, Initial,
intermediate, Final, Missed, Types of Proc –Pilot training network(PTN),
Racetrack, base turn, DME Arc, Straight in, ARR and MISAP Hold, Visual and
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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3150108
Circling Approach.
6 Airport Emergency and Security
Rules of the rescue and fire-fighting service, Level of protection required, Rescue
and fire-fighting vehicles, Airport Fire stations, Post Emergency Operations 05 11%
Unlawful acts and Air Transport, The Airport system and its security,
Safeguarding of Airport security, Detection of dangerous objects Drug smuggling.

Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory):


Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level
45% 45% 10% - - -
Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C:
Create and above Levels (Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)
Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

Reference Books:
1. Airport Design and Operation- Antonin Kazda & Robert E Caves – Pergamon
2. Air Travel: How safe is it? – Laurie Taylor- Blackwell Science
3. Airport Planning & Management – Seth Young & Alexander Wells – McGraw Hill
4. Law and Regulation of Aerodromes- Ruwantissa Abeyratne – Springer
5. The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge 5th Edition- Paul E. Illman, Gene E. Gailey-
McGraw Hill
6. Aviation and Airport Security 2nd Edition- Kathleen M. Sweet- CRC Press

Course Outcomes:
After completion of this course students shall be able to

Sr. No. CO statement Marks %


weightage
CO1 Interpret aircraft handling methods and Security on the airport. 20
CO2 Identify aerodrome and runway aids for aircraft landing. 40
CO3 Demonstrate different types of aircraft approaches on the different type runway. 30
CO4 Understand about airport terminal design. 10

List of Experiments: N/A-


Note: Students should be visited to nearest airports, Civil Aviation offices, Aircraft/ Aircraft components
manufacturing industries and air force stations, Meteorological Departments for better exposure.

Major Equipment: N/A

List of Open Source Software/learning website: www.dgca.nic.in, https://nptel.ac.in/course.php

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