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From page 139...
... G-1 A p p e n d i x G Air Carrier: The FAA definition for operations counts is an aircraft with seating capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds carrying passengers or cargo for-hire or compensation. The FAA definition for passenger counts is an airline which flies the majority of their available seat miles on aircraft with more than 70 seats.
From page 140...
... G-2 Guidebook for preparing and Using Airport design day Flight Schedules Clock Hour: A 60 minute period that begins at the beginning of the hour. For example 1:00 pm through 1:59 pm represents a clock hour; 1:35 pm through 2:34 pm does not.
From page 141...
... Glossary G-3 General Aviation: The FAA defines general aviation as take-offs and landings of all civil aircraft, except those classified as air carriers or air taxis. Hub Airport: General industry definition is an airport at which a significant amount of connecting passenger activity occurs.
From page 142...
... G-4 Guidebook for preparing and Using Airport design day Flight Schedules Operations Network (OPSNET) : FAA source of data that provides information on operations for all FAA and FAA-contracted towered airports in the United States.
From page 143...
... Glossary G-5 Scheduled Seat Departures: The sum of the seats in each scheduled departing passenger flight over a given period of time. Seat Factors: Also known as enplaning or deplaning load factors.
From page 144...
... G-6 Guidebook for preparing and Using Airport design day Flight Schedules Transportation Security Administration (TSA) : Responsible for protecting the U.S.
From page 145...
... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
From page 146...
... TRA N SPO RTATIO N RESEA RCH BO A RD 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERV ICE REQ U ESTED ISBN 978-0-309-44595-5 9 7 8 0 3 0 9 4 4 5 9 5 5 9 0 0 0 0 N O N -PR O FIT O R G .

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