TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 96: Apron Planning and Design Guidebook addresses best practices for planning, designing, and marking apron areas for all sizes and types of airports in the United States.
The apron planning and design considerations include facility geometrics, aircraft maneuvering, apron/airfield access points, operational characteristics, markings, lighting, and aircraft fleets. In addition, the types of aprons include terminal area, deicing, general aviation, cargo, maintenance, and remote aprons and helipads.
A powerpoint presentation, which summarized the research and best practices described in the guidebook, is available online.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2013. Apron Planning and Design Guidebook. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22460.
Chapters | skim | |
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Front Matter | i-viii | |
Chapter 1 - Introduction | 1-3 | |
Chapter 2 - Apron Planning and Design Process | 4-10 | |
Chapter 3 - Understanding the Apron Environment | 11-66 | |
Chapter 4 - Apron Planning and Design | 67-151 | |
Glossary of Acronyms | 152-153 | |
Bibliography | 154-155 | |
Appendix A - Planning and Design Checklists | 156-158 |
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