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January 2011
AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration
Responsible Senior Program Officer: Michael R. Salamone
Research Results Digest 12
SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION RELATED TO AIRPORT PRACTICES
This is a staff digest of the progress and status of ACRP Project 11-03,
"Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices," for which the
Transportation Research Board is the agency conducting the research.
Individual studies for the project are managed by Gail R. Staba, Senior
Program Officer, and Jon M. Williams, Program Director, Synthesis
Studies, serving under the Studies and Special Programs Division of
the Transportation Research Board, Stephen R. Godwin, Director.
INTRODUCTION
Suggestions for synthesis topics may
Airport administrators, engineers, and be sent to the ACRP Manager at any
researchers often face problems for which time by contacting the Cooperative
information already exists, either in docu- Research Programs Staff, Transporta-
mented form or as undocumented experi- tion Research Board, 500 Fifth Street,
ence and practice. This information may NW, Washington, D.C., 20001. You
be fragmented, scattered, and unevaluated. can also submit your recommendation
As a consequence, full knowledge of what at: http://www.trb.org/ACRP/Public/
has been learned about a problem may not ACRP.aspx "Submit an ACRP Topic."
be brought to bear on its solution. Costly Topics suggested must be accompanied
research findings may go unused, valuable by a brief (one or two paragraphs) scope
experience may be overlooked, and due statement, including a discussion of the
consideration may not be given to recom- problem. A title (preferably 10 words
mended practices for solving or alleviating or less) and the name and affiliation of
the problem. the submitter are also necessary. Sug-
There is information on nearly every gestions for updates of published syn-
subject of concern to the airport industry. theses are also welcome. The ACRP
Much of it derives from research or from the Project Panel meets once each year
work of practitioners faced with problems to make the final selections. To be
in their day-to-day work. To provide a sys- considered at the next annual meeting,
tematic means for assembling and evaluat- all submissions should be received by
ing such useful information and making it October 2011. If a topic is not selected,
available to the entire airport community, the problem statement must be re-
the Airport Cooperative Research Program submitted the following year to be
authorized the Transportation Research reconsidered.
Board to undertake a continuing study. This
study, ACRP Project 11-03, "Synthesis of Interested in writing a synthesis? For
Information Related to Airport Practices," details, see the Synthesis homepage
searches out and synthesizes useful knowl- (address above) under "New Topics."
edge from all available sources and prepares
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concise, documented reports on specific topics. Re- Table 1 ACRP SYNTHESIS STUDIES--In Progress
ports from this endeavor constitute an ACRP report as of December 2010
series, Synthesis of Airport Practice. No. Title
S01-03 Airport Insurance Coverage and Risk
THE SYNTHESIS PROGRAM
Management Practices
This synthesis series reports on current knowl- S01-04 Airline and AirportAirline Consortiums
edge and practice, in a compact format, without the to Manage Terminals and Equipment
detailed directions usually found in handbooks or S02-05 Strategies and Financing Opportunities for
design manuals. Each report in the series provides a Airport Environmental Programs
compendium of the best knowledge available on those S03-06 Strategies for Re-use of Underutilized or
measures found to be most successful in resolving Vacant Airport Facilities
specific problems. S04-05 Bird Harassment, Repellant, or Deterrent
Techniques on Airports
To develop these syntheses in a comprehensive S04-06 Current Airport Inspection Practices
manner and to ensure inclusion of significant knowl- Regarding FOD/Wildlife Hazards
edge, TRB employs a consultant to gather and analyze S06-02 Airport Self-Inspection Procedures and
available information from numerous sources, includ- Training Practices
ing airport operations agencies. A panel of experts in S09-02 Common Airport Pavement Maintenance
the subject area is established to guide the consultant Practices
in organizing and evaluating the data collected on each S10-05 Ramp Safety Practices
topic and to review the synthesis report. S10-06 Investigating Safety Impacts of Energy
For each topic the project objectives are (1) to lo- Technologies on Airports and Aviation
cate and assemble documented information; (2) to
learn what practice has been used for solving or alle-
viating the problems; (3) to identify all ongoing re- Table 2 ACRP SYNTHESIS STUDIES--
search; (4) to learn what problems remain largely un- 2011 Projects
solved; (5) to organize, evaluate, and document the
useful information that is acquired; and (6) to dis- No. Title
seminate the synthesis information to all who might S11-02-06 Airport Climate Change
benefit from it. Adaptation and Preparedness
Each synthesis is an immediately useful docu- S11-04-07 Lessons Learned from Airport
ment that records practices that were acceptable within Safety Management Systems
the limitations of the knowledge available at the time Pilot Study
of its preparation. New knowledge can be expected S11-04-08 Managing Aerial Firefighting
to be added to that which is now at hand and eventu- Activities on Airports
ally the synthesis may need to be updated or redone. S11-06-03 Managing Commuting Needs
The readers and users of the syntheses are in the best of Airport Employees
position to know when this has occurred. Whenever S11-09-03 Locating Underground Utilities
you believe that a synthesis should be updated, it at Airports and Geographic
would be appreciated if you would contact TRB and Information Systems
S11-09-04 Issues with Use of Airfield LED
propose a synthesis update by contacting the ACRP
Light Fixtures
Manager, Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth S11-10-07 Matrix of Aircraft Recovery
Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20001. Equipment for Various Aircraft
Studies in Progress and Planned for 2011 M. Williams, by e-mail at jwilliams@nas.edu, or by
Work is currently under way on the topics listed phone at 202-334-3245.
in Table 1. Topics selected for the 2011 program are
listed in Table 2. Questions on these topics should Available Publications
be addressed to the project study manager, Gail R.
Staba, by e-mail at gstaba@nas.edu, or by phone at The syntheses of airport practice that have been
202-334-2442, or the Synthesis Study Manager, Jon completed under this project are listed in Table 3.
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Table 3 PUBLISHED ACRP SYNTHESES
No. Title/Pages
1 Innovative Finance and Alternative Sources of Revenue for Airports (2007) 43 pp., $34
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_001.pdf
2 Airport Aviation Activity Forecasting (2007) 32 pp., $34
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_002.pdf
3 General Aviation Safety and Security Practices (2007) 44 pp., $44
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_003.pdf
4 Counting Aircraft Operations at Small and Non-towered Airports (2007) 33 pp., $44
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_004.pdf
5 Airport Ground Access Mode Choice Models (2008) 104 pp., $39
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_005.pdf
6 Impact of Airport Pavement Deicing Products on Aircraft and Airfield Infrastructure (2008) 58 pp., $42
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_006.pdf
7 Airport Economic Impact Methods and Models (2008) 67 pp., $45
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_007.pdf
8 Common Use Facilities and Equipment at Airports (2008) 121 pp., $52
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_008.pdf
9 Effects of Aircraft Noise: Research Update on Select Topics (2008) 90 pp., $50
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_009.pdf
10 Airport Sustainability Practices (2008) 112 pp., $52
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_010.pdf
11 Impact of Airport Rubber Removal Techniques on Runways (2008) 108 pp., $52
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_011.pdf
12 Preventing AircraftVehicle Incidents During Winter Operations and Periods of Low Visibility (2008) 70 pp., $45
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_012.pdf
13 Effective Practices for Preparing Airport Improvement Program Benefit-Cost Analysis (2009) 65 pp., $43
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_013.pdf
14 Airport System Planning Practices (2009) 71 pp., $41
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_014.pdf
15 Identification of the Requirements and Training to Obtain Driving Privileges on Airfields (2009) 43 pp., $48
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_015.pdf
16 Compilation of Noise Programs in Areas Outside DNL 65 (2009) 104 pp., $51
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_016.pdf
17 Approaches to Integrating Airport Development and Federal Environmental Review Processes (2009) 34 pp., $38
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_017.pdf
18 Aviation Workforce Development Practices (2010) 36 pp., $39
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_018.pdf
19 Airport Revenue Diversification (2010) 55 pp., $41
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_019.pdf
20 Airport Terminal Facility Activation Techniques (2010) 127 pp., $58
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_020.pdf
21 Airport Energy Efficiency and Cost Reduction (2010) 73 pp., $47
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/acrp/acrp_syn_021.pdf
Copies of these syntheses can be obtained from trb.org/Publications/Public/PubsACRPSynthesis
the Publications Office, Transportation Research Reports.aspx) and may be downloaded free of
Board, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., charge.
20001; by calling 202/334-3213; and through the
Internet at: http://www.trb.org/bookstore. Please
Selection of Topics
send check orders to: TRB, Dept. 289, Washington,
D.C., 20055 or fax to: 202/334-2519. All ACRP re- ACRP Project Panel 11-03 meets each year to
ports are available as online publications (http://www. select topics for study using funds from the upcoming
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fiscal year. The membership of this committee is tees; aviation organizations; and other practitioners
given in Table 4. Current funding allows for initia- and researchers.
tion of about five syntheses per year. These, plus
some alternate topics, are selected by the committee
Conduct of the Studies
at its annual project meeting.
The following factors are considered in the selec- Following the project panel's selection of topics,
tion process for synthesis topics: studies are initiated in the order of priority assigned
· The topic should address a problem that is wide- by the panel. A topic panel consisting of practition-
ers and researchers is formed for each topic. At its
spread enough to generate broad interest in the
first meeting, this topic panel thoroughly discusses
synthesis.
· The topic should be timely and critical with the topic, refines the scope, suggests sources of in-
formation, and identifies and selects potential topic
respect to safety, economic, or social impact.
· The topic is appropriate if current practice is consultants based on expressions of interest received
in response to an industry-wide solicitation.
nonuniform or inconsistent from agency to
Following this meeting, a consultant is hired to
agency, or if the validity of some practices
gather information on the topic, synthesize it, and
appears to be questionable.
· The quality and quantity of useful available draft a report. Typically, the agreement covers a pe-
riod of six to seven months. Information gathering
information should indicate a need to organize
and preparation of the first draft of the synthesis re-
and compress that which has already been
port takes about four months. This draft is reviewed
learned and written on the topic.
· The topic should not be one where ongoing by the topic panel with the consultant, often at the sec-
ond panel meeting. A revised draft is then prepared by
research or other activities in progress might
the consultant. Subsequent drafts and meetings are
be expected to render the synthesis obsolete
scheduled, if needed, although this rarely occurs.
shortly after completion.
After the staff is substantially satisfied with the re-
Each year more topics are suggested for the com- port, a final draft is sent to members of the topic panel
mittee's consideration than can be programmed for for their last chance to review the report and then
study in Project 11-03. Nevertheless, the continued ACRP Project Committee 11-03 for final approval.
success of this project depends on a constant supply The report is subsequently published as an ACRP
of worthy synthesis topics. The interest of those who Synthesis of Airport Practice.
have recommended topics is sincerely appreciated,
and they are urged to continue. Candidate topics are
Index of Topic Studies
suggested by members of the panel and by a vari-
ety of other sources, including airport, airline, and Table 5 is a key word index of published syn-
state aviation personnel; FAA and TRB commit- theses.
Table 4 ACRP PROJECT PANEL 11-03
Name Affiliation
Chair Julie Kenfield Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Member Randall P. Burdette Virginia Department of Aviation
Member Kevin C. Dolliole Unison Consulting, Inc.
Member Linda Howard Bastrop, Texas
Member Arlyn Purcell Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Member Burr Stewart Seattle, Washington
Liaison Paul Devoti Federal Aviation Administration
Liaison John L. Collins Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Liaison A.J. Muldoon ACINorth America
TRB Liaison Christine Gerencher Transportation Research Board
ACRP Synthesis Staff Gail R. Staba Transportation Research Board
ACRP Staff Michael R. Salamone Transportation Research Board
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Table 5 INDEX TO SYNTHESES AND STUDIES (2010)
Access control 3 General aviation 1, 3, 4, 17, 19, 20, 21
Aeronautical revenue 1, 19
Aircraft noise 9, 16 Infrastructure 6
Airfield driving 12, 15 Innovative finance 1
Airport access/egress 5, 15
Airport construction 20, 21 Low visibility 12
Airport design 20, 21
Airport development environmental review 7, 8, 10, Management systems 8, 21
13, 16, 17, 21 Master plans 17
Airport environment 10, 17, 21 Mode choice/mode of transportation 5
Airport human resources 12, 15, 18, 20 Modeling 5, 7
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 2, 13, 14
Airport maintenance 11, 21 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Airport operations 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 20, 21 9, 17
Airport planning 14 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
Airport system planning 14 2, 7, 13, 14
Airport terminal facility activation 20 Noise 9, 16
Aviation activity forecasting 2, 4, 5 Non-aeronautical revenue 1, 19
Aviation noise abatement 16
Aviation operations 12 Passenger facility charge 1, 20
Passenger services 8, 19
Baggage 8 Pavement 6
Benefit-cost 13 Pavement deicing 6
Privatization 1
Capital financing 1, 21
Commercial development 1, 21 Revenue 1, 13, 19
Common Use 8, 19 Rubber removal 11
Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS) Runway safety 3, 11, 12, 15
8, 19
Common Use Self-Service (CUSS) 8, 19 Safety 3, 11, 12, 15
Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) 9, 16 Schultz Curve 9
Corrosion damage 6 Security 3
Cost recovery 4, 19, 21 Signage 8
Counting Aircraft 4 Skid resistance 11
Sound Exposure Level (SEL) 9, 16
Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL) 9, 16 Sustainability 10, 14
Economic development 7, 10, 13, 19 Terminal area forecast 2
Economic impact 7 Training 3, 12, 15, 18, 20
Energy audit 10, 19, 21 Travel forecasting 2, 5, 13, 14
Energy management system 10, 19, 21
Environmental assessment 13, 17 Vehicle-aircraft incidents 12
Environmental practices 10, 11, 21 Voice over IP (VoIP) 8, 20
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 17
Waterblasting 11
Facility activation 20 Winter operations 6, 12
Federal Interagency Committee on Noise (FICON) 9, 16 Workforce development 3, 12, 15, 18, 20
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