Airport Passenger Terminal Planning and Design, Volume 1: Guidebook (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Management and Financial Considerations in Terminal Planning and Design, C-2 Operational and Maintenance (O&M) Considerations in Terminal Planning and Design, C-10 Airport Terminal Fire/Life Safety & Emergency Evacuation, C-17 FAA White Papers consulted in the development of the Guidebook, C-28 C-1 A P P E N D I X C FAA White Papers
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Topic Paper Management and Financial Considerations in Terminal Planning and Design Prepared for U.S. DOT/Volpe National Transportation Systems Center By Mark W
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Internal business stakeholders. This group is comprised of both commercial and noncommercial enterprises, including their employees, that have interests directly tied to the airport.
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An airport can operate without a use and lease agreement. In such cases, rates and charges are usually set by ordinance.
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determined by the strength of the local air travel market, not by long term airline contracts. Several trends in airport financial management which first began to appear in the post-deregulation period continue today.
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Planning for Management Flexibility CUTE systems can provide flexibility needed to efficiently accommodate day-to-day operations in a terminal. Providing management with the flexibility to accommodate different future scenarios is also an important consideration.
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Coordination and collaboration between the terminal planner/designer and the concession planner is required to ensure that the concession program is well integrated into the terminal's layout and design. Generally, concessions should be located to provide maximal visibility and accessibility along key passenger flow corridors.
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Economic and Financial Considerations Assessment of the economic and financial aspects of a proposed terminal program is a critical part of the planning process. Key tasks involved in making these assessments include determining the program's funding requirement, identifying the uses and sources of funds, and evaluating the program's economic and/or financial feasibility.
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Economic Feasibility An assessment of economic feasibility is often required for projects funded with federal grants. Economic feasibility is based on an analysis of the quantifiable benefits and costs associated with the project.
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White Paper Operational and Maintenance (O&M) Considerations in Terminal Planning and Design (A background paper in consideration of updating FAA AC 150/5360-13, Planning and Design Guidelines for Airport Terminal Facilities)
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Terminal Operations and Maintenance Organization Each airport has its own unique internal management organization and business model with various roles, responsibilities, authorities, and relationships. Additionally, it has contractual arrangements with many terminal tenants who lease space to conduct business and provide goods and services to airport users.
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addressing most O&M issues. Based on the specific functional area, the designer should address the typical questions of: (1)
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• Outbound baggage system: type, scales, checked bag security screening system, operation, weather screens, oversized/oddsized bag provisions, access for maintenance • Non-glare lighting for agents • Telecommunications, public address, and electronic systems • Automated E-ticketing provisions • Interior architectural and building finishes • "Smartecartes" 4. Airline Ticket Offices (ATO)
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• Telecommunications, public address and electronic systems • Passenger check-in system: airline exclusive, preferential, or CUTE • Passenger boarding pass readers and power/IT connecting interface • Passenger carry-on bag security search provisions • Baggage conveyance to ramp: stairs, conveyor, slide, dumbwaiter • Non-glare lighting for agents • FIDS • Cable TV • Passenger loading bridges and alternate ramp access • Advertising 9. Airline Clubs and Special Group Waiting Room • Interior architectural building finishes • Restrooms • Kitchen, bar, lounge, conference rooms, furnishings • Cable TV • FIDS • Telecommunications, public address and electronic systems • ADA provisions 10.
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• Advertising • "Smartecartes" 12. Ground Transportation • Taxi • Buses: public, employee, private, charter • Shuttles: on-site and off-site parking, transfer, hotels, rental cars • Limousine • Transit: on-airport, off-airport • Valet parking • Holding lots with driver amenities • Support offices for above 13.
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• Equipment/systems standardization • Central Plant: boilers, chillers, cooling towers, piping expansion joints, control/ monitoring systems, work areas, shops, staff amenities 18. Special Facilities • Vehicle checkpoints and amenities for heightened security levels • Police and fire • Drug enforcement agency • Federal Inspection, Customs, Immigration, Naturalization Services and TSA • Emergency and crisis management control/command center • News media room with broadcast equipment access • Hardened facilities for high-threat terrorist mitigation • Isolation/protection of essential critical infrastructure and systems for terrorist mitigation 19.
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Airport Terminal Fire/Life Safety & Emergency Evacuation Prepared for US DOT/Volpe Center/DTS-49 By Stephen Rondinelli, AIA, and Andrew Grenier, P.E. Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc.
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An airport terminal operationally has some very complex and unique functions that the average traveler may never see. In a terminal there are numerous occupancies including large assembly spaces with waiting and queuing areas, mall or retail spaces, restaurants and food courts, automated train or people mover systems, automobile parking structures, vehicle access, baggage handling and storage of combustible and hazardous materials.
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Building codes and standards contain provisions related to the building including occupancy classification (e.g., assembly, business, mercantile, storage, factory) , construction type (e.g., non-combustible, combustible or fire resistive structural elements)
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non-sterile areas of the terminal. For purposes of clarification, this document provides a common definition of each of these unique terms.
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to that of an airport terminal and also have multiple floor levels designed to be open to each other with support functions and baggage handling directly below the occupants, all within a few hundred feet of aircraft that are being serviced and fueled. Special Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions It is critical that airport terminal designers utilize a systems approach to fire protection and life safety, with a goal of implementing a "protect in place concept" for the occupants.
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by an automatic sprinkler system, the building will have a limited amount of system smoke detection devices. If such system smoke detection is provided, it should be strategically placed for early fire alarm system activation or activation of special systems such as access/egress control (releasing of egress control doors)
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The fire alarm control panel, smoke control panel, voice communication system controls, public address system controls, and building drawings should be provided in the fire command room. Emergency Communications Systems Airport terminals and concourses are typically large area buildings that, when constructed of steel and concrete, pose significant communication problems for the use of fire department radios in the building.
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Special Egress Control -- Building codes have special provisions for exiting occupants from a controlled area. Controlled egress would typically occur at emergency exits from an airport terminal building that discharges airside onto an airport ramp, service area or secured area and would be equipped with delay panic hardware.
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Effective operational use must be balanced with design for life safety, means of egress, and site limitations, such as area available for development. Compounding these problems are the potential that over the life of the terminal, operational requirements will likely change.
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Conclusion -- Designing for Fire Protection/Life Safety and Evacuation In conclusion, the special requirements for fire protection and life safety for airport terminals must be considered in the design for any new terminal, renovation, modernization, or expansion. It is recommended to include consideration of these issues beginning in the planning phases of the project, and continuing through design and construction phases.
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standards, including the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) , Life Safety Code (NFPA 101)
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FAA White Papers consulted in the development of the Guidebook 1. Gloria G
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17. Robert Jones (Architectural Alliance)
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34. Ron Steinert (Gensler)
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